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South Kensington, SW7
Tube: South Kensington
London
England
Tel: 44 207 942 2000
Concierge.com's insider take:
The V&A is the tamest of the three massive Victorian edifices in South Kensington, but kids like the music galleries, where you can pull out case after lit-up case of rare and strange instruments, and the Cast Courts' reproductions of buildings and monuments from around the world. For adults it's a wonderland: Fifteen large permanent collections include centuries of couture and the Great Bed of Ware (sleeps 16) in the British Galleries, and there's the Ardabil Carpet, considered to be one of the most beautiful to have survived from the 16th century (there's a copy in 10 Downing Street), in the furnishings and furniture collection. There's also the serenely beautiful John Madejski Gardens, which opened in July 2005. Temporary exhibitions have included retrospectives of the work of fashion designers Gianni Versace and Vivienne Westwood, and the most complete presentation of photographer Diane Arbus's work ever assembled.
Note: Some of the collections are currently closed for refurbishment; check with the museum.
Open Sat–Thurs 10–5:45, Fri 10–10; free admission.
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