This museum was founded in 1852 as a pioneering museum of applied and decorative arts. Its incomparable holdings include:

• Ceramics, Metalwork, Jewelery,
• Furniture and woodwork, Sculpture, Textiles,
• Paintings,Drawings and prints,.. and many more!

This outstanding publication discusses some of the Museums foremost works - sculptures by Gio vanni Pisano, Gothic reliquaries and ivories, Italian Renaissance, MAJOLICA, paintings by John Constable and Francois Boucher, Indian bronzes, MUGHAL textiles and miniatures, Japanese Raku and lacquerware, Chinese and Korean ceramics and furniture by Thomas Chippendale, Louis Majorell and MacKintosh. IT examines the V&A's origins, evolution, and influence

This is an illustrated chronology, using rare archival material, traces the development of this remarkable institution! Edited by Malcolm Baker and Brenda Richardson, profusely illustrated!! "A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum" showcased over 250 diverse works of art from February 25 to May 17, 1998 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.