London's Victoria and Albert Museum, also known as the V&A London, is the globe's largest museum for art and design. A very impressive London venue, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has more than 4.5 million items from the last five thousand years. The collection includes practically every form and medium of art, displayed in 145 galleries.

Founded in 1852, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London showcases art from Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America. Mediums at the London Victoria and Albert Museum include photograph, drawing, print, sculpture, carving, furniture, jewellery, ironwork, silver, costume, textile, glass and ceramic.

Considered one of the biggest and best comprehensive collections on Earth, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has the more post-classical sculpture than anywhere else in the world. The items from the Italian Renaissance at the V&A London are the most numerous outside of Italy.

Strong for its Asian art, the Victoria and Albert Museum London has examples from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia and the great Islamic world. The London Victoria and Albert Museum's East Asian objects are some of the best in Europe, with specific strength in metalwork and ceramics.

Complete with gardens and shops, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is set in an area of great cultural importance termed the London "Albertopolis", together with the Science Museum and Natural History Museum nearby.

For more information on Victoria and Albert Museum in London, please phone +44 (0)20 7942 2000

Visiting The Victoria and Albert Museum in London:

Address: V&A, South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7942 2000

Time: TBC

Cost: TBA

Age restrictions: n/a

Nearest Underground Stations:
South Kensington Tube (5 minutes)
Gloucester Road Tube (11 minutes)

Nearest Hotels: Quality Crown Hotel London Kensington

Official Site: www.vam.ac.uk