New Ceramics Galleries at V&A
September 5th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
The refurbished Ceramics galleries will house a collection that is unrivalled anywhere in the world
This project would not have been possible without the substantial support primarily from the Headley Trust and Sir Timothy Sainsbury, together with generous support from the Ronald and Rita McAulay Foundation, the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund and other private donors.
The galleries, designed by Stanton Williams, are located on the top floor of the museum.
“This refurbishment project will create the most important national and international centre for the enjoyment, understanding and study of ceramics and a collection that is unrivalled anywhere in the world.
The new galleries will include a major new introductory gallery, presenting a ‘world history’ of ceramics, highlighting connections between ceramics of different cultures and periods. Another major gallery will be devoted to ceramic materials and techniques, and there will be smaller rooms for temporary exhibitions, changing displays of international contemporary ceramics, and the study collections of 20th century pottery and architectural ceramics.” – V&A museum
The galleries in ‘Phase 1′ of the £11m ceramics masterplan are to open on 18 September 2009 and admission is free. Phase two, opening next year, will be aimed at the more specialist visitor, with a further 26,000 objects being shown in the V&A’s study collections.
