Treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum with Hattie Bennett
Description Get an inside peek into the Victoria and Albert Museum on your schedule. With more than two million objects in the collection, you’ll love exploring the most extensive collection of applied and decorative arts in the world with an acclaimed British Art Historian. In this talk, we will discuss the founding of the museum and examine some of the highlights. From a Leonardo codex to Beyonce's butterfly ring, from a court dress to a medieval tapestry, there is a myriad of objects to discuss and admire. Established in the mid-19th century after the success of the 1851 Great Exhibition, the museum is situated in South Kensington in a purpose-built building. Although many objects at the Victoria and Albert include works by famous artists such as Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo, most of the collection’s provenance is anonymous, made by unknown craftsmen and women. The V&A, therefore, includes beautiful works of art that would not be on view in a standard art gallery an