Victoria and Albert Museum
Overview
The world's leading museum of art, design, and performance, founded after the Great Exhibition to educate makers and consumers. Its 2.3 million objects span fashion, ceramics, jewellery, photography, sculpture, and the Raphael Cartoons painted for the Sistine Chapel tapestries. Named for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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