Discover the V&A's Ceramics collections – encyclopedic, unrivalled, and eclectic. Renowned ceramicist Kate Malone (BBC2s The Great Pottery Throw Down) and ceramic artist Neil Brownsword, join V&A ...

Lolita fashion emerged in Japan during the 1990s as a radical form of street style born out of the Japanese taste for Hello Kitty cuteness. Although the term 'Lolita' has sexual connotations in ...

Exhibitions, displays, courses, talks – plus events for V&A Members. See What's on at the V&A venues, and online ...

Ballet and opera began in the 17th century, with the elaborate spectacles devised at European courts. These were flamboyant entertainments used to celebrate marriages or show off the wealth and power ...

Across the globe, cultural heritage faces a myriad of changing risks and threats, from the destructive power of conflict to ...

Thomas Ruff (born 1958) is one of the world's most prolific fine artists using photography. His work continually challenges the processes, techniques and concepts of the medium. Ruff often creatively ...

Regarded internationally as a masterpiece of neoclassical European sculpture, The Three Graces was carved in Rome by Antonio Canova (1757 – 1822) between 1814 and 1817 for an English collector. This ...