Victoria & Albert Museum

Are we colonialising Middle Eastern art?

As the Middle East increasingly becomes a producer and consumer of contemporary art, the role of the West as 'tastemaker' grows progressively more troubling

V&A proposes underground galleries

Exhibition space will occupy area originally designed for abandoned Spiral project

'Spanish Forger' miniatures bought by V&A

Scholars no nearer to finding the faker’s identity

V&A to unveil new galleries next year

The museum has spent £120m on FuturePlan projects

British Museum, V&A, British Library and more face restitution claims as Ethiopia moves for Maqdala treasures

Treasures lost in the punitive sacking of Maqdala are subject to restitution claims

V&A needs £1.1m to keep Baroque cabinet in the UK

It was reassembled and sold after part of it was discovered in a pizzeria

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National Gallery and British Museum follow V&A’s lead

Leading organisations to abolish reproduction charges for scholarly publications

V&A considers leasing paintings

Director Mark Jones believes works should be loaned out rather than kept in storage

V&A sets its sights on expansion—again

New plans for developing the former 'Spiral' space

V&A appoints medieval collector as chair

Paul Ruddock accepted the position after Sir John Tusa changed his mind

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V&A will not get casket back

Medieval casket returned to UK owner; Czartoryski family to pursue case with support of Polish Ministry of Culture

London: Stolen and recovered by the V&A

William Etty painting recovered a week after theft

Washington DC. Corcoran’s future remains uncertain

The institution hopes a $2m V&A blockbuster exhibition of modernist design will draw visitors and sponsors

V&A to scrap academic reproduction fees

Publishers will also be able to download images directly from the website

London: Campaign to save Theatre Museum fails

The V&A could not raise the money to keep it running

Salvador Dalí tea set for V&A

Will be shown in Surreal Things exhibition next year

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Bill Gates’ Leonardo notebook withdrawn from V&A exhibition

The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels at the V&A

Bill Gates’ Leonardo notebook withdrawn from V&A exhibition

The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels

V&A teams up with San Francisco

Both museums are taking the international route

V&A opens its £5.4m Islamic gallery

The new display is entirely funded by the Jameel family of Saudi Arabia

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Police seize medieval casket from V&A due to Nazi loot claims

The Czartoryski family in Poland, who lost much of their art during the war, say it belongs to them