Royal Portrait of Princess Margaret on her 21st birthday. Photograph by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams opened at the V&A on February 2, 2019. Based on the major exhibition Christian Dior: Couturier du Rêve, [...]
V&A Dundee opened to the public on September 15, 2018. A new international center of design, proudly supported by the AFV&A, V&A Dundee showcases the brilliance of Scottish creativity and the best of design from around the world. It is the first dedicated [...]
V&A exhibition, The Fabric of India, will make its US debut at Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio, on October 19, 2018 and will run until January 6, 2019. It is the first major exhibition to explore the dynamic and multifaceted world of handmade textiles [...]
Last month, the American Friends of the V&A visited London for Design through Time, an exciting program of exclusive private tours both in and out of the Museum. With a focus on the evolution of design through the centuries, the group were treated [...]
On Wednesday, April 4th, AFV&A members experienced an after-hours tour of Power and Grace: Drawings by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Jordaens at the Morgan Library & Museum. The tour was led by John Marciari, the Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Head of the Department of Drawings [...]
The V&A is honoured to announce that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has become the Museum’s Royal Patron. The patronage reflects Her Royal Highness’s continued personal interest in the visual arts, photography and design. The Duchess’ acceptance of the role follows [...]
Opera: Passion, Power and Politics opened at the V&A on September 30 and will run until February 25, 2018. This inaugural exhibition in the V&A’s new Sainsbury Gallery is the first exhibition to explore opera on such a grand scale and follows opera’s [...]
After an international competition to design a new entrance in 2011 and five years of subsequent building works, this summer saw the grand opening of the new V&A Exhibition Road Quarter by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge. Designed by Amanda Levete Architects [...]
The American Friends of the V&A are delighted to have supported Plywood: Material of the Modern World, which opened in The Porter Gallery at the V&A on July 15, 2017 and runs until November 12, 2017. Ice-skating shelters, designed by Patkau Architects, [...]
The AFV&A was delighted to support the acquisitions of posters for the exhibition You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-1970 which ran from September 10, 2016 through February 26, 2017. This major exhibition explored the era-defining significance and impact of [...]