The victoria albert museum s redesigned ceramics galleries open this week and we got a sneak preview of what visitors can expect to see.
V and a ceramics galleries.
Others enjoy abundant daylight by virtue of their glazed roofs.
Opened in 1909 the galleries were as lead curator reino.
For the first time in a century the v a is redisplaying its ceramics collection the greatest and most comprehensive in the world.
The 4 5 million objects at london s victoria and albert museum make it the world s greatest collection of decorative arts and design.
Our japanese pottery gallery offers a wide selection of ceramics from the potters of japan both antique pieces and those by contemporary artists.
Located on v a s top floor and dating from 1909 the ceramics galleries comprise a sequence of seven varied spaces.
Our online selections are updated several times each week.
The refurbishment of the ceramics galleries was central to the first phase of the museum s future plan which restores and reconfigures the vast museum over a 20 year period.
The v a s first ceramic galleries shown in an engraving by john watkins 1876 the first ceramic galleries of the south kensington museum now v a opened in 1868 in what are now the whiteley silver galleries rooms 70a and 65 69.
The v a s ceramics collections are unrivalled anywhere in the world.
The old ceramics galleries at the victoria albert museum in london were spacious airy places under the glass roof containing crowded cases of wonders and floating dust.
Rrz518 visits the v a ceramics gallery.
Phase two opening next year will be aimed at the more specialist visitor with a further 26 000 objects being shown in.
In this respect they are a perfect fit for the display of ceramics which do not require onerous environmental or conservation conditions.
Please do visit often to view the new selections.
The new ceramics galleries are phase one of the 11m ceramics masterplan.
This is the largest and most comprehensive ceramics and glass collection in the world with over 80 000 objects from.