Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum London, England, United Kingdom

What to expect

The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts, and design. It houses a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, spanning 5,000 years of art from ancient history to the present day. The museum covers 12.5 acres and 145 galleries, with holdings of ceramics, glass, textiles, costumes, silver, ironwork, jewelry, furniture, medieval objects, sculpture, prints, and photographs among the largest and most comprehensive in the world. The museum is part of a group of cultural institutions in the area known as 'Albertopolis', which also includes the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Royal Albert Hall, and Imperial College London

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This family's experience:

Activities: We briefly visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, which showcases a wide range of art and design from around the world

Highlights: The kids enjoyed seeing the different artifacts and learning about the history of art and design. We also enjoyed the beautiful dining hall ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the V&A Museum, exploring the stunning building and the Learning Station, where we hired backpacks with activity trails for the kids

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the treasure hunt-style activity trails, while the parents appreciated the museum's beautiful courtyard garden and the cafe's reasonable prices ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We explored the Victoria and Albert Museum, which has a huge collection of art and design. The kids participated in hands-on activities throughout the gallery, including crafting their own coat of arms and trying on costumes from the theatre collection

Highlights: The kids loved the hands-on activities, especially the craft activities and the costume-trying experience. We also appreciated that the museum was less crowded than some of London's other museums ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Victoria and Albert Museum and saw the interactive displays

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the dress-up stations and the area to explore different styles of music ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, which is full of art and design

Highlights: The kids loved the family backpacks, which included activities and games, and they were fascinated by the museum's collection of decorative arts ✨