The Victoria and Albert is the greatest decorative-arts museum in the world.
Read more:
Or go see at the V&A website at: http://www.vam.ac.uk/
CERAMICS
Four years of refurbishment are now complete. Rooms
140 - 145 offer a comprehensive introduction to the world
of ceramics, featuring about 3,000 of the museum's finest
pieces. The remaining rooms display the rest of the
collection - around 26,000 pieces - as a study resource"
FURNITURE"The collection at the Victoria and Albert
Museum consists of more than 14,000
pieces from Britain, Europe and America,
dating from the Middle Ages to the present
day. It is predominantly of furniture but also
includes related objects such as architectural
and decorative woodwork, musical instruments,
leatherwork, treen and clocks. The collection
also includes complete rooms, some of which
are on display in the British Galleries."
Fashion, Jewellery & Accessories"The Victoria and Albert Museum has collected
dress since its earliest days.
The collection covers fashionable dress
from the 17th century to the present day,
with the emphasis on progressive and
influential designs from the major fashion
centres of Europe. The V&A collections
also include accessories such as jewellery,
gloves and handbags."
Wouldn't it be lovely if Frome had its own permanent Museum of Decorative Arts?
Does anyone out there know anyone who would like to donate a building to this cause?
"The V&A houses the greatest and most comprehensive
collection of Ceramics in the world. For the first time in
100 years, we are redisplaying this vast collection which
spans from 3500 BC to the present day. The collection
is particularly rich in Ceramics from Asia, the Middle
East and Europe. http://www.frommers.com/destinations/london/A24116.html#ixzz19KVJInGx
