Creating the British Galleries at the V&A. A study in a museology

Wilk Christopher Humphrey Nick

ISBN 10: 1851774513 / ISBN 13: 9781851774517

Published by V&A Publications, 2004

About this Item

Coedit Goppion S.p.A.English Text.London, 2004; clothbound, pp. 290, b/w and col. ill., cm 22x30.(Annali del Laboratorio museotecnico IV).(Annali del Laboratorio museotecnico IV).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating the British Galleries at the V&A. A study in a museology
• Publisher: V&A Publications
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851774513
• ISBN 13: 9781851774517
• Binding: Rilegato in Tela
• Condition: fine
• Weight: 1.56 kilograms
• Book Type: Libro

About this title

Synopsis

The British Galleries were opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2001 to huge international acclaim and have subsequently won awards. The environmentally controlled galleries allowed, for the first time in the Museum's history, all of the categories of British decorative and fine art to be displayed including textiles, lacquer, works on paper and the most fragile gilding. This book details the immense task of putting the galleries together, from the initial early days of research through to acquisition, design and implementation.

About the Author

Christopher Wilk is Keeper of Furniture, Textiles & Fashion at the V&A. He was Project Leader for the British Galleries and is currently working on a major exhibition on Modernism, opening in 2006. Nick Humphrey is a Curator in the V&A's Department of Furniture, Textiles & Fashion. He was also a key member of the British Galleries team.