Victoria and Albert Museum

noun

1. a museum of the fine and applied arts in London, originating from 1856 and given its present name and site in 1899 V and A

Example Sentences

During their time in the UK, the Japanese emperor royals will visit the Francis Crick Institute, a Young Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition about Japan and the world's largest collection of wild plant seeds at Kew Gardens.

From BBC

Even for someone who loves getting lost in museums — especially “everything museums” like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York — London’s Victoria and Albert Museum might have been my Waterloo.

From New York Times

"We acknowledge the very painful history surrounding the acquisition of these objects. A history tainted by the scars of imperial conflict and colonialism," said Dr Tristam Hunt, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, who has travelled to Kumasi for the ceremony.

From BBC

Mark Jones, former head of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has served as interim director since then.

From Seattle Times

Burges, who is best known for designing Cardiff Castle in Wales, made the brooches for the weddings of two friends in 1864, Gildings said, citing annotations on the original sketches of the brooches, which are stored at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

From New York Times