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Celebrating the V&A's new Exhibition Road Quarter

Celebrating the V&A's new Exhibition Road Quarter

On 1 July Exhibition Road was pedestrianised as part of the V&A's Reveal Festival and spectacular floating Aerocene sculptures flew high above Exhibition Road.

The V&A to celebrate the opening of the new Exhibition Road

The V&A to celebrate the opening of the new Exhibition Road

The new V&A Exhibition Road entrance, gallery and courtyard will open on 30th June with week-long festival, celebrating the Museum’s new architecture, heritage and history

The Design Museum moves to Kensington

The Design Museum moves to Kensington

The Design Museum has moved to a new home in Kensington, where it continues to celebrate architecture and design - from fashion to digital technology - in a fresh and creative new space.

A snapshot of Creative Quarter 2016

A snapshot of Creative Quarter 2016

Now in its 11th year, Creative Quarter once again brought 13-19-year-olds into the South Kensington cultural hub to explore creative career and creative industries.

Exhibition Road Cultural Group announces first Commission to artist Tomás Saraceno

Exhibition Road Cultural Group announces first Commission to artist Tomás Saraceno

The Exhibition Road Cultural Group announces Aerocene as its first public commission, a project initiated by internationally acclaimed artist Tomás Saraceno.

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Galleries

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Galleries

The V&A’s spectacular Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Galleries re-opens to the public. The newly updated suite of four galleries display highlights from one of the most important collections of decorative art ever given to the nation, alongside recent acquisitions.

Science Museum opens spectacular interactive gallery

Science Museum opens spectacular interactive gallery

The Science Museum has opened Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery, its most ambitious interactive gallery. The new gallery features unique exhibits, explosive demonstrations and immersive experiences led by the Museum's science communicators, to inspire visitors of all ages.

V&A acquires the Tommy Cooper Collection

V&A acquires the Tommy Cooper Collection

The Victoria and Albert Museum recently announced the acquisition of the Tommy Cooper Collection – the largest collection of its kind tracing the life and legacy of the much-loved British comedian Tommy Cooper.

New Piltdown Hoax findings

New Piltdown Hoax findings

The Piltdown Man scandal is arguably the greatest scientific fraud ever perpetrated in the UK, with fake fossils being claimed as evidence of our earliest ancestor. New research reveals how the forgeries were created.

Team London Ambassadors on Exhibition Road

Team London Ambassadors on Exhibition Road

This summer the wonderful Team London Ambassadors are once again based in Exhibition Road welcoming visitors and maintaining London’s reputation as one of the best cities in the world. The Team London Ambassadors programme continues to grow since its inception during the 2012 Olympics

Vibrating qualities of spiders’ silk exploited in prototype violin to create new sound

Vibrating qualities of spiders’ silk exploited in prototype violin to create new sound

Luca Alessandrini, a postgraduate from the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial, has developed a composite material and made a prototype violin, which exploits the resonating properties of spiders’ silk.

Digitising the Royal College of Music Museum

Digitising the Royal College of Music Museum

Find out about the ambitious plans for The Royal College of Music to create the largest virtual collection of historically significant musical instruments in the UK.

V&A Exhibition Road Building Project nears completion

V&A Exhibition Road Building Project nears completion

The Exhibition Road Building project is nearing completion with a new grand entrance to the museum, a magnificent open couryard and a purpose-built gallery for temporary exhibitions.