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Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Discussion in 'More London Resources' started by Jennie, Mar 21, 2013.

  1. Jennie

    Jennie LostCousins Member

    Victoria and Albert Museum

    Also known as V & A and reputed to be the world’s greatest museum of art and design. Open 10.00 to 17.45 daily, with a convenient late night until 22.00 on Fridays.

    This excellent website offers another area for researching fashion, art, artefacts, photographs etc. I suggest clicking on “Search the Collections” to navigate the site, but be careful, you could be on there for hours!

    IMO, well worth a visit if you are ever in London with the added bonus that if there is/are member(s) in your group who would prefer a different venue, the Natural History Museum is just down the road.
     
    Jennie, Mar 21, 2013
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  2. Alexander Bisset

    Alexander Bisset Administrator Staff Member

    And the Science Museum is directly opposite the V&A as are various pubs if there are members of your group that aren't museum goers. That said all the museums are free with a voluntary donation requested, the pubs you pay. ;)
     
    Alexander Bisset, Mar 21, 2013
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  3. Jennie

    Jennie LostCousins Member

    Thanks for adding the extra information. While writing my comments I was remembering the times my husband would take our young children to the Natural History Museum to see the dinosaurs and I would be 'free' to indulge in looking at any of the wonderful collections, especially Textiles. Here I could find much of the wearing apparel and quilts, etc I had read about in various ancestors' Wills.
     
    Jennie, Mar 21, 2013
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