London’s position as a world leader in the arts is in danger of being trumped by the billions other countries spend, the head of the Victoria and Albert Museum warns ... more
The finishing touches are being put on 10 new galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum showing a thousand years of European art and design at a cost of £32million... more
Rugby union: Warren Gatland is looking to Shane Williams to exploit an injury-hit French side in the first Six Nations match played on a Friday evening... more
IT WAS extraordinary yet unsurprising that almost the first response of Haringey council to the conviction of two men for causing or failing to prevent the death of a 17-month-old baby on its child protection register was to declare that there would be no sackings and no resignations... more
A drive to tackle soaring levels of stress in the workplace was launched amid research showing the credit crunch was putting extra pressure on staff... more
London is set to go Baroque next year when the Victoria and Albert Museum heads a cavalcade of events celebrating the style epitomised by Louis XIV's palace at Versailles... more
London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more
A new blockbuster show at the Victoria and Albert Museum will feature space-age designs of the Cold War including the first photographs of earth taken from space.... more
The director of the Victoria and Albert Museum has defended accusations of dumbing down as he announced an exhibition on the Sixties girl group the Supremes.... more
The most striking thing about Kylie - The Exhibition at the V&A is just how cheap-looking some of the extravagant costumes are when you get up close, says Philippa Stockley.... more
Museums are undergoing a golden age in popularity, with 43 per cent of the population saying they have visited a museum or gallery at least once in the last year. ... more
Kylie Minogue is to be immortalised as an artistic icon with an exhibition at the V&A of outfits, photographs and accessories that have defined her career.... more
He was the godfather of flight. So to commemorate its new Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, the Victoria and Albert Museum have unveiled a spectacular flying machine in its entrance hall.... more
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