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Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is the world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, with a permanent collection of more than 2.8 million objects spanning 5,000 years of history. It occupies a 45,000 m² Victorian and Edwardian building with 145 galleries in South Kensington. Highlights of its collections include Italian Renaissance sculpture (the largest collection outside Italy), Raphael's Cartoons for the Sistine Chapel, the Cast Courts with a full-scale replica of Trajan's Column and Michelangelo's David, the Fashion Gallery with more than 14,000 garments, a jewellery collection of more than 3,000 pieces, and the arts of Asia and the Middle East, including the Ardabil Carpet. Admission to the permanent collection is free. The museum offers free guided tours, audio guides and events such as the monthly Friday Late.

Things to do at Victoria and Albert Museum: 10 missions

• Explore the Toshiba GalleryExplore the Toshiba Gallery within the museum's collection.
• See the Burghely NefSee the silver salt cellar known as the Burghely Nef among the highlighted pieces.
• See the Optical Titanium DiagoSee the contemporary jewellery piece Optical Titanium Diago by James Rivière.
• See the Codex ForsterSee the Codex Forster, made up of notes by Leonardo da Vinci.
• Explore the T T Tsui Gallery of Chinese ArtExplore the T T Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art within the museum's collection.
• See The Acts of the ApostlesSee the seven surviving cartoons for The Acts of the Apostles, tapestries by Raphael Sanzio.
• See John Evelyn's CabinetSee John Evelyn's Cabinet among the museum's pieces.
• Eat at the museum caféEat at the museum café during your visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Visit the Victoria and Albert MuseumVisit the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and recognise the place on the ground.
• See the Rodin sculpturesThe 17 Rodin sculptures donated by the sculptor himself in 1914 are displayed at the museum's entrance on Exhibition Road.

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