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A Gang of Four visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum of Arts and Crafts on 14th & 22nd Jan 2025. It is really too big for two day visits.
The lighting was very low throughout the Museum
 Map of the area, |
 Steve noticed a Cafe here at... |
 ....4 Cromwell Place... |
 ...for Coffee |
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 The Natural History Museum |
 On Cromwell Road |
An Artificial Tree |
 The Ismaili Centre |
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 Tourists? |
 Victorian Art Heroes on the V&A front. Hogarth, Reynolds etc |
 The V&A foyer |
 Looking left |
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When the V&A was established in 1852 the museum was called the Museum of
Manufactures and was located at Marlborough House, a royal residence in
Pall Mall. It was later renamed the Museum of Ornamental Art and
moved to its current site in 1857 called the South Kensington Museum. It was
finally renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1899 when Queen
Victoria laid the foundation stone of the new buildings.
The V&A was the first museum in the world to provide a public restaurant. The world's first museum refreshment room known as "The Gamble Room" had different first and second-class menus and a third-class service for "mechanics and all workmen employed at the Museum" and even for working class visitors. |
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 Indian Engraved Rock Crystal |
 Look up |
 Parsvanatha Statue, India, the First Jain |
Goddess Dwarapalaka |
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 Jug from Kashan Iran |
 Goddess Tara |
 Goddess Vasudhara |
 Throne legs, lions Nepal 12th century |
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  Heraldic Animals of Dacre Family |
 Saints in alabaster |
A Reredos |
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 Rafael Court |
 Gold work |
 Bust of Thomas Baker |
Decorated secure Box |
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 No-body figures Chinese (L) and an English versions |
 Charles II |
 Various musical instruments on Skylight |
A "Remain" Supporter |
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 Spitting Image of Maggie Thatcher |
 Brexit cartoon part of Historical Art |
 Judy, Mrs Punch |
 Puppet |
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 The Queen |
Manuel |
 A Georgian Room |
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 Highly Carved |
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 Very Lavish decor |
Fireplace |
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 George Frideric Handel by Roubiliac |
 Propaganda poster from New York |
 Japanese bedroom and.... |
 ....a detail |
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 Bolywood |
 LGBTQ+ etc flags |
 3D Printer Open Source |
Modern Furniture |
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 Powered Legs |
 Sculpture Hall |
 Harder, better, stronger faster |
Google 360degree camera |
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 Novel Design |
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 "Tasman Road", Figure 2 by Thomas J Price |
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 Art Deco fireplace |
 Steve and fans |
 Buddhist Stupa Reliquary |
 Avalokiteshvara (14th century Nepal) |
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 Exhibition Road Courtyard |
 Mahasiddha Virupa, Buddhist Nepal
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 The Cafe for lunch |
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 The room where we ate |
 Window bleached out in photo to the left |
 Large Minton urn |
 Contemporary furniture |
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 Our Gang
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 Christ Carrying the cross |
 The Dead Christ with the Virgin, St John the Evangelist and St Mary Magdalene; by Andrea Della Robbia |
 Rear of the piece to the left |
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 Ridiculous Shoes with video of wear |
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 Learn about art? |
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 Cast Court, Trajan's column entrance.... |
 The copy is in two parts as it was too tall to fit in |
 ...a detail |
 More details |
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 Battle scene in the Cast Courts where everything is a plaster cast or copy. |
 Christ bearing his Cross |
 The bizarre tympanum from Shobdon Priory |
 Taking her drink with her |
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 St George |
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 No need to go to Florence to see "David" |
 Gold work |
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 David versus Goliath |
 Brutus |
 Pietro Mellini, Merchant |
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 Wedding Photo |
 Chinese official grave figure |
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 Chinese Porcelain |
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 Grave Goods Horse |
 Fashion |
 Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva |
 Guan Di 1640-1700 Qing Dynasty |
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 Grave Figures |
 Balcony |
 Iron Cockerel |
 I found taking Jewellery very difficult |
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 Peony brooch |
 Japanese Tobacco holder |
 Samurai
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 "No" Theatre Masks |
Netsuke |
 Armour |
 Oh my Gawd! |
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 Netsuke |
 Netsuke |
 Huge Cloisonné plate |
 Buddha on a throne |
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 Embroidered panel |
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 Luohan, subduer of Tigers |
 A ceramic pillow |
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 To the basement |
 Court Official |
 Laozi Riding an ox. Qing dynasty |
 Chair |
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 Tureen as boars head |
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 Seated Woman |
 "Big Smile" With hidden propaganda |
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 Modern
Japanese Glass |
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 Sea Urchin?? |
 Re-cycled material |
 William Stuart Archbishop of Armagh |
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 Tang
Dynasty |
 Die! |
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 Quite a struggle! |
 English Ceramics |
 Toby Jugs |
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 Row apon Row of tea pots, figures etc |
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 Meissen figures |
 French Wall Tiles |
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 Caligua |
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 Not PC! |
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 Contemporary Glass |
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 Fashion |
 Glass |
 Architect |
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 More Glass |
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 Cafe |
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 Annex to Cafe with Hermes |
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 Cast Gallery again |
 Brass cast Font NB Oxen |
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 How is Adam standing up |
 Juggler? |
 Raising of Lazarus? |
 Two of very many Cameras from all ages |
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 Photo "Blast". One of many photos |
Fashion |
 Puppets |
 Videos of Stage Shows |
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