Studio pottery refers to ceramics made by individual artist-potters in their own workshops, typically by hand.

Drop in to our learning studios for an afternoon of family-friendly, play-based design challenges. Join us each month to build new skills and play with different materials in workshops inspired by ...

A complex fashion icon, Marie Antoinette's timeless appeal is defined by her style, youth and notoriety. Explore the lasting influence of the most fashionable (and ill-fated) queen in history – with ...

The National Art Library cares for and develops the UK's largest library collection on art, design and performance. Our holdings have been freely available to everyone since 1866 and remain so today.

Historic Asante gold court regalia acquired by the V&A in 1874 from items looted by British troops during the Anglo-Asante Wars has gone on show in Ghana for the first time in 150 years, through a ...

You’ve worked across an array of fashion magazines, but Vogue Italia seems to be the one with which you’ve had the longest-standing relationship, and where some of your most extraordinary pictures ...

As discussed in an earlier blog, the palace of Torrijos had fallen into disrepair by the beginning of the 20th century and was demolished by 1917.Pieces of the palaces were sold, bought, and ...

Donatello carved sculptures both fully in the round, like the David, and in relief (into a panel).His most inventive technique in marble is rilievo schiacciato (literally squashed relief), an ...

Featuring over 200 looks brought together for the first time, this exhibition explores Gabrielle Chanel's iconic design style – from her first millinery boutique in Paris, to her final collection in ...

Winner Advertising and Commercial . Paul Blow, album cover for New Modern Homes by The Chesterfields (Mr Mellow’s Music, 2022) . Paul Blow’s album cover for indie band The Chesterfields is inspired by ...

Reflecting Taylor Swift's passion for fairytales and storytelling, this theatrical costume was worn for performances of 'Love Story' on her first headline tour, the Fearless Tour. The song reimagines ...

I had previously overseen an exhibition installation at Los Angeles County Museum of Art where I had met an associate conservator from the J. Paul Getty Museum. She had kindly invited me to the Getty ...