The fantastic permanent collection ranges from Shakespeare’s First Folio to Kylie Minogue’s Showgirl-tour dressing room and the Royal Box from Glasgow Theatre Royal. The gallery now includes new acquisitions from BBC shows His Dark Materials and Peaky Blinders.

They also lit Enthoven Unboxed exhibition which marks the centenary of Gabrielle Enthoven donating her collection. It highlights the diverse collecting remit & includes Claire Foy’s wedding dress from the Crown, a set model of Stormzy’s Glastonbury set & Elton John’s glasses 🤩

Announcing the Autumn APAC Student & Academic Social! APAC would like to welcome all students & academics to a social event hosted V&A. This is a chance for you to broaden your performing arts networks & see the Enthoven Unboxed exhib! Tickets info: shorturl.at/nJjCQ

Join me and award winning costume designer Paul Tazewell at the V&A on 21 November for a deep dive into how he brought the acclaimed musical to life for the film adaptation of Wicked. vam.ac.uk/event/8b8XW3ZA…

One of the most celebrated and beloved actresses of the twentieth century, Dame Maggie Smith has left an indelible legacy on British stage and screen. While Smith has played many dramatic roles to acclaim over seven decades, including winning an Oscar for ‘The Prime of Miss Jean

*JOB KLAXON* The V&A is currently recruiting for a Curator of Theatre to join the Theatre & Performance Curatorial Team. Deadline: 3 Nov 2024. Full details: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/36…

Oh yes it is! This year's V&A Christmas Card is inspired by the wonderful world of #panto! vam.ac.uk/shop/christmas…

Join our Curator of Dance Jane Pritchard at the V&A today for her free lunchtime lecture exploring the impact of the 'International Theatre Exhibition: Designs and Models for the Modern Stage' of 1922 vam.ac.uk/event/8xNDLavY…

Great fun filming with John Simm and Philip Glenister for ITV's DNA Journey. If you missed yesterday's episode, you can catch up here: itv.com/watch/dna-jour…

DAVID BOWIE CENTRE AT V&A EAST STOREHOUSE OPENS SEPTEMBER 2025 “Waiting for the gift of sound and vision…” This has been a long time coming since we first announced back in February of last year. (bit.ly/BowieArchiveVA…) It gives us much pleasure to share the press release

Welcome to V&A East Storehouse - the new home of the V&A’s collection Here East situated in @NoOrdinaryPark, east London. Doors open on 31 May 2025 - vam.ac.uk/east #vameast #hackneywick📷 © Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Here East Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Step inside a working museum store. Over 100 mini displays, from east London’s rich heritage of making, artistry and activism to new acquisitions. Book access to see any collection object up close, 7 days a week #vameast #hackneywick 📷 Niall Hodson, Shahram Saadat, Vicky Grout

Here East Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Experience over 90,000 items from the David Bowie Archive from 13 September 2025. To stay up to date with developments around V&A East Storehouse visit vam.ac.uk/east #davidbowie #vameast #hackneywick 📷 © IDK

Thank you to all those who attended our student & academic event V&A - Theatre and Performance Collection today! Extra special thanks to Simon Sladen, Bethany Johnstone, Jane Pritchard, Kirsten Chaplin & Niamh Kelly for making the event so special.

A fantastic talk with an amazing range of theatres from the Roman to the Contemporary in #Lisbon for #European 🇪🇺 🇵🇹 #HistoricTheatresDay at V&A 🇬🇧 👏👏 🎭

And to complete the visit, a glimpse of the Theatre Galleries V&A where costumes, posters and model boxes preserve the idea of performances past. #European #HistoricTheatresDay #theartofsustainability 🎭 💚 [ Follies National Theatre & Midsummer Nights Dream The RSC ]

The V&A's National Video Archive of Performance is an archive of over 300 high-quality live performance recordings made since 1992. Appointments can now be made to view recordings in the National Art Library at V&A South Kensington. More info: vam.ac.uk/info/theatre-p…

Oh Yes It Is! Today's is National #PantoDay, so here are a few gems from the V&A's Theatre & Performance Collection. Explore over 3,000 #panto objects and much more here: collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?images…

Want to brush up on your #panto history for @Panto_Day? Why not take a read of the V&A's 'Story of Pantomime' vam.ac.uk/articles/the-s…

So sad to hear of Dame Joan Plowright's passing. My thoughts are with her family and friends bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…