Annual Review 2018-19 Annual Review 2018-19 Running Head V&A Annual Review 2018-19

ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19 ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19 RUNNING HEAD V&A ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19

Contents

4 A year in snapshot

8 Chairman’s foreword

10 Director’s foreword

12 Exhibitions and displays

18 A new future in east London

20 V&A Museum of Childhood reimagined

22 Welcome to Dundee

24 The national picture

Right: The Ruddock Family Cast Court, Room 46a. © Victoria and Albert 28 Cutting-edge research Museum, London

Cover: V&A Dundee. © Hufton+Crow 30 A world-class learning experience

Page 5: HRH the Duchess of Cambridge opening the V&A 32 Acquisitions Photography Centre, 2018. © Jack Hill/Pool via Reuters

Page 6: Dan Vo. © Theo Cottle 38 International

Page 7: David Bowie Is installation view. © Jonathan Dorado, 40 Financial Review Brooklyn Museum

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2 3 V&A ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19 A YEAR IN SNAPSHOT

Transformational plans for V&A Museum of Childhood unveiled Ambitious plans to transform the much- Vision for V&A East revealed loved Bethnal Green institution into a A collection and research centre offering unprecedented behind the scenes access world-leading design museum for children, to V&A collections and a new museum featuring a world-first partnership with the families and young people are unveiled Smithsonian Institution are announced, set to open 2023

Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up is extended due to popular demand The exhibition offers new insight into the life and work of the celebrated Mexican HRH The Duchess of artist, featuring over 200 objects from Kahlo’s personal archive exhibited outside Cambridge becomes Mexico for the first time Royal Patron to the V&A

Cast Courts reopen with new access into Trajan’s Column The V&A’s full-scale replica of Trajan’s First phase of the Photography Centre opens V&A display commemorates Column opens permanently to the public, Display space dedicated to photography doubles – the new suite of galleries features V&A Dundee opens the final part of a five-year FuturePlan Maqdala 1868 over 600 objects telling the story of the medium, from daguerreotype to digital. The V&A Scotland’s first design museum exceeds its first-year visitor predictions in just six months, project to restore the iconic galleries to The display prompts a timely conversation continued to acquire landmark photographs for its collection including its first digital-born welcoming over 500,000 people their Victorian glory about objects with contested heritage commission by Penelope Umbrico and a major series Off-Pointe by Mary McCartney

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Recognition for V&A Staff Dan Vo wins the Museums Change #WeWantQuant campaign prompts 35 acquisitions Lives Radical Changemaker Award for Tickets sell out in 19 days Jameel Prize celebrates 10th year Over 1,000 people respond to a public call-out to track down rare garments by Mary Quant, establishing tours exploring LGBTQ-related Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams joins the The exhibition, which celebrates contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition, resulting in a section of the exhibition dedicated to personal stories, and 35 acquisitions objects in the V&A’s collection V&A’s most popular exhibitions tours to the Jameel Art Centre in Dubai

Sustainability awards for Fashioned from Nature The V&A won both the Creative Green’s Creative Programming Award and the Videogames: Design/ Play/ Walpole Group’s Luxury with a Heart Disrupt achieves critical acclaim Award, awarded to an “institution or The V&A held the first exhibition individual that has consistently dedicated celebrating videogames as one of the Two million visit David Bowie Is Busiest day on record at V&A Museum of Childhood themselves to making the world a most important design fields of our time A record for a V&A touring exhibition, achieved during the 12th stop on its world tour An event celebrating Chinese New Year welcomes 5,195 people better place”

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Chairman’s foreword

This was a second exceptionally strong year in a row for visitors to the museum. More than 4.8 million people passed through our doors across several sites, and we feel immensely proud to be one of the world’s top 10 most-visited art museums. At the same time, we have been stimulated by a succession of new openings: nine months after the opening of the V&A Gallery at Design Society in Shekou, V&A Dundee opened on the banks of the Tay to widespread acclaim. The official opening was made by our Patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge. Visitor numbers have wildly exceeded those forecast, and the museum has played a prominent part in the regeneration of the city. In London, it has been a year of notable exhibitions – Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up, Videogames: Design/Play/ Disrupt and A Pirate’s Life for Me are just four which drew the crowds. And David Bowie Is completed its 12-venue world tour with a hugely successful run at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. In total, it was enjoyed by over 2 million visitors. Meanwhile, we are gearing up for a reimagined V&A Museum of Childhood, with a major refit to take east London’s first museum to even greater heights. And we continue to plan V&A East, with a new museum in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, as well as a vast new collection and research centre, which promises to take collections storage and open-access to a new level, something entirely unique for the UK. More than half the population of London now lives east of Tower Bridge, so it is exciting to bring the public programme, values and educational remit of our institution to a new, ever-expanding audience. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank our many generous philanthropists, supporters and donors and our V&A Members who have supported our efforts so handsomely across the year. I would also like to congratulate the Director of the museum, Dr Tristram Hunt, upon his second very successful year at the V&A, and all the staff and volunteers for their endless efforts to keep the museum exciting, relevant, scholarly and respected.

NICHOLAS COLERIDGE CBE CHAIRMAN, V&A

The V&A Exhibition Road Quarter. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Director’s foreword

This year marks the bicentenary of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s births, and there could therefore not be a more appropriate moment to reflect on the founding principles of the museum, and to consider how the V&A’s activities today continue to realise Albert’s pioneering vision. Prince Albert was the instigator of the 1851 “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations”, which provided the initial funds and collections for the museum that would come to bear his name. His ambition was to highlight innovation and design from around the world, a calling which he shared with the V&A’s first Director Henry Cole. Both Albert and Cole were passionate about improving education for the nation, affording British artists, designers and craftspeople the opportunity to be inspired by objects drawn from different cultures, peoples and practices. With the opening of the first phase of our Photography Centre last year, and the conclusion of the Cast Courts refurbishment in December, we have tapped into these founding principles and reimagined them for today’s audiences. Today, the V&A’s civic mission goes far beyond London, with the opening of V&A Dundee bringing the V&A and its collections to new audiences in Tayside. Last year we also unveiled plans for an exciting major redevelopment of the V&A Museum of Childhood, which will transform the museum into a world-leading centre of design and creativity for children, families and young people. And our DesignLab Nation programme of loans and partnerships with regional museums continues to grow and expand to new venues, as part of our efforts to support the teaching of the Design and Technology curriculum around the UK. At South Kensington, we have also been reflecting on the changing history and meaning of some of our collections. In April 2018 we opened Maqdala 1868, a free display which examines the uncomfortable past behind a collection of Ethiopian objects, taken in the 19th century by British troops, which are now part of the V&A collection. As we expand into the future, we must also keep track of just how fast the past is changing. Prince Albert conceived of a museum which would be at the forefront of design education and cultural collaboration. As we roll out our programme of celebrations for his bicentenary year, we are proud that his vision remains at the heart of the V&A today.

DR TRISTRAM HUNT DIRECTOR, V&A

The Bern and Ronny Schwartz Gallery, Room 100, V&A Photography Centre. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic 9 December 2017-8 April 2018 2018-19 Supported by the Unwin Charitable Trust This multi-sensory and playful exhibition explored the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh – one of the most adored fictional characters of all time. Curators: Annemarie Bilclough and Emma Laws exhibitions With additional support from Old Possum's Practical Trust

Installation view of Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic. and displays © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Ocean Liners: Speed & Style 3 February-17 June 2018 Sponsored by Viking Cruises

Showcasing the extraordinary design stories of international ocean liners and their cultural impact over more than a century, this exhibition presented a journey through the world’s greatest ocean liners. Curators: Ghislaine Wood and Daniel Finamore

Installation view of Ocean Liners: Speed & Style. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Century of the Child: Nordic Design for Children 1900 to Today 30 March-2 September 2018 V&A Museum of Childhood

From BRIO to LEGO, Marimekko and the Moomins, this Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition gathered the best and most progressive Nordic 2 February-1 September 2019 designs, architecture and art for children. Supported by Swarovski Created by Museum Vandalorum, Sweden, in collaboration with Designmuseum Danmark and Design Museum Helsinki Spanning 1947 to the present day, this exhibition traced the history and impact of one of the 20th century’s most influential couturiers, and explored the enduring influence of the fashion house and Dior’s relationship with Britain. Curator: Oriole Cullen Installation view of Century of the Child: Nordic Design for Children 1900 to Today. Installation view of Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London With further support from American Express © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Fashioned From Nature The Jameel Prize 5 21 April 2018-27 January 2019 30 June-25 November 2018 Supported by the European Confederation of In partnership with Art Jameel Flax and Hemp - CELC The Jameel Prize is an international award for contemporary Highlighting fashion’s reliance on nature for raw materials art and design inspired by Islamic tradition. Its aim is to and inspiration, the exhibition explored the relationship explore the relationship between Islamic traditions of art, between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day. craft and design and contemporary work as part of a wider Curator: Edwina Ehrman debate about Islamic culture and its role today. Curators: Tim Stanley and Salma Tuqan Additional support form G-Star RAW

Installation view of Fashioned From Nature. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Installation view of The Jameel Prize 5. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Future Starts Here Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt 12 May-4 November 2018 8 September 2018-24 February 2019 Supported by Volkswagen Group This exhibition gave a unique insight into the design From smart appliances to satellites, artificial intelligence process behind videogames – one of the most important to internet culture, this exhibition brought together more and far-reaching design mediums of our time. Design work, than 100 objects, presenting a landscape of possibilities including concept art and prototypes, featured alongside for the near future. large-scale immersive installations. Curators: Mariana Pestana and Rory Hyde Curators: Marie Foulston and Kristian Volsing

Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation

Installation view of The Future Starts Here. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up “This is the first 16 June-18 November 2018 Sponsored by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland major exhibition to

This exhibition presented an extraordinary collection of treat games as a modern personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, based on the remarkable discovery cultural force… for in 2004 of her personal possessions in her life-long home. Curators: Claire Wilcox and Circe Henestrosa anyone interested in

With support from Aeromexico, Art Mentor Foundation the artistic, emotional Lucerne and GRoW @ Annenberg and radical potential of video games” Installation view of Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up. — The Guardian Installation view of Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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A Pirate’s Life for Me Eclectic: The Julie and Robert Breckman Myth And Mortality: The Fairytale World The Shakespeare of English Furniture: 20 October 2018-22 April 2019 Collections at the V&A of Carolein Smit Designs by Thomas Chippendale V&A Museum of Childhood 11 September 2017-29 April 2018 20 March-30 September 2018 28 August 2018-24 March 2019 Sponsored by Playmobil Supported by the Mondriaan Fund; the Royal Lustrous Surfaces: Lacquer in Asia and Beyond Netherlands Embassy; Dinko Valerio and Artificially Intelligent Developed in collaboration with children, this exhibition’s 14 October 2017-16 September 2018 Hester Eriks 1 September-31 December 2018 immersive and playful set design took its young visitors into With thanks to the Overseas Korean Supported using public funding by an imaginary swashbuckling world of adventure and Cultural Heritage Foundation and Toshiba Maqdala 1868 the National Lottery through Arts exploration where they travelled from a moody coastal inn International Foundation 5 April 2018-30 June 2019 Council England to a tropical treasure island in search of sparkling riches. At its heart, a large-scale pirate ship inspired learning Poppies The Old Vic at 200 Portmeirion: Pottery Trendsetter through active play. 1 November 2017-21 November 2018 20 April-20 November 2018 31 October 2018-28 July 2019 Curator: William Newton Supported by Portmeirion Chinese Snuff Bottles in the V&A Beano: A Manual for Mischief 1 November 2017-31 May 2018 15 May-12 August 2018 A Home for All: Six Experiments in Social Housing Into the Woods: Trees in Photography Windswept Baby: Ceramics, Writing and Craft 24 November 2018-30 June 2019 18 November 2017-22 April 2018 18 May-12 August 2018 Presented by the V&A+RIBA Architecture Supported using public funding from Partnership Anthony Crickmay: Photographing People Arts Council England and Performance Painting in Miniature, Pastel and Watercolour 21 November 2017-10 June 2018 V&A Illustration Awards at the Royal Academy, 1768-1810 15 May-25 June 2018 1 December 2018-28 April 2019 Sister Brother Generously supported by the Enid Linder 25 November 2017-20 May 2018 Foundation and the Moira Gemmill Beatrix Potter’s Art: ‘Drawn with Design’ V&A Museum of Childhood Memorial Fund 18 February-17 November 2019

The Artful Book: 70 Years of the Folio Society Door to Design Exquisite Artistry: Victorian Jewellery Designs 22 December 2017-1 May 2018 26 May-23 September 2018 by the Firm of John Brogden Supported by John Lyon’s Charity and the 19 February-1 September 2019 Printing a Modern World: Commercial National Lottery Heritage Fund Graphics in the 1930s Ivan Kyncl: In The Minute 3 February-19 August 2018 Perched 19 February-7 July 2019 16 June 2018-21 April 2019 Testimonial: The Life Story of a Pietre Dure: Highlights from the Rosalinde and Monumental Vase Chance and Control: Art in the Arthur Gilbert Collection 9 February 2017-31 July 2018 Age of Computers 22 March 2019-20 March 2020 Installation shot of A Pirate’s Life for Me. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 7 July-18 November 2018 Dream On Cairo Streets 10 February 2018-20 January 2019 Visual Feast: Silvia Weidenbach in the 26 April 2019-26 April 2020 V&A Museum of Childhood Gilbert Galleries 9 July 2018-7 January 2019 Without Walls: Disability and Innovation in Supported by the Gilbert Trust for the Arts Building Design 10 February-21 October 2018 Censored! Stage, Screen, Society at 50 In collaboration with Accentuate History 10 July 2018-27 January 2019 of Place, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund ‘Chippendale in the Drawing Room’: Beatrix Potter’s Fascination with Furniture 28 August 2018-17 February 2019

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Internal render view of a flexible display space in the new V&A collection and research centre at Here East, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro © Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2018

External render view of the new V&A museum at East Bank, designed by O’Donnell + Tuomey. © O’Donnell + Tuomey/ Ninety90, 2018 V&A East vision revealed The V&A East move includes:

Since its founding more than 150 years ago, the V&A has made an irrefutable and consistent case for “art for all”. This defining purpose remains central to our mission as we 250,000 objects “V&A East is one of the most significant moments in the history of the V&A, renew our commitment to promote access and education in a giving us the opportunity to make a step change in our museological practice and fast-changing world. The V&A East project will create two sites in Queen 1,000 archives thinking, and allowing us to revolutionise both access to our collections and the Elizabeth Olympic Park, London – a brand-new museum breadth of experiences we can offer visitors. at East Bank, and a new collection and research centre at 350,000 library books Here East. Opening in 2023, V&A East will also host a unique Two of the most exciting contemporary architecture practices – O’Donnell + Tuomey and unprecedented partnership between the V&A and the and Diller Scofido + Renfro – have responded to the challenge with great skill and Smithsonian Institution – the largest museum and research imagination, helping us to open our doors, our minds and our archives, to create a world complex in the world. V&A East brings a compelling new opportunity to of future possibility for the communities living in the Olympic boroughs and beyond. revolutionise access to the world’s greatest collection of In addition, our pioneering partnership with the Smithsonian Institution will bring art, design and performance. Around 250,000 objects and 1,000 archives will be moved to east London, including together the collections and expertise of two extraordinary cultural institutions, Frank Lloyd Wright’s plywood-panelled 1930s office for spanning the arts, humanities, science and nature, enabling us to tell relevant, Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J Kaufmann, and the 15th-century marquetry ceiling from the topical and powerful stories responding to the world in which we live” now-destroyed Altamira Palace near Toledo, Spain. Internal render view showing the Altamira Ceiling in the new — Tim Reeve, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, V&A V&A collection and research centre at Here East, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2018

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“The new V&A V&A Museum Museum of Childhood will ignite the imagination, of Childhood inspire curiosity and build creative confidence through our collections” — Gina Koutsika, Creative & reimagined Skills Director, V&A Museum of Childhood

Local children with lead architects AOC in the V&A Museum of Childhood Open Studio. © Jeff Spicer

Transforming the V&A Museum of Childhood

The V&A Museum of Childhood is beloved by its local community with The Kaleidoscope, a feature staircase for the Main Hall inspired by a unique and wonderful story to tell as east London’s first museum. optical toys, and a new lower ground entrance to improve access for In October 2018, V&A Director Tristram Hunt announced a major school groups and families with buggies. redevelopment project that will enable it to become a museum of AOC Architecture is leading on the overall redesign of the design and creativity for children, families and young people and museum and three new galleries. In preparation, the exhibition unlock its huge potential to fire imagination and spark ingenuity. space has been transformed into a working design studio. The V&A’s world-class collections are at the heart of this new In Open Studio, visitors are encouraged to physically hold and mission. The redevelopment will draw on the full scope of the V&A’s interact with objects, test out display ideas and feedback on collections of art, design and performance. work in progress. With a mandate set by local school children to become Open Studio builds on the museum’s commitment towards the world’s “most joyful” museum, De Matos Ryan and AOC co-design – the practice by which visitors become active, creative Architecture have been appointed to lead the transformation of the participants. Children, teachers, families and community groups are all museum’s building and galleries. De Matos Ryan’s proposals include central to the transformation of the new V&A Museum of Childhood. Visualisation of the new landscape and reimagined entrance to the Museum, including a new entrance at lower ground level. © Pillar Visuals

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V&A Dundee opened on 15 September 2018 as Scotland’s first design museum and an international centre for inspiration, discovery and learning. In its first year, visitors to V&A Dundee have experienced the remarkable story of Scottish design past, Welcome present and future, and the vital contribution design makes to all our lives. Designed by internationally acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, V&A Dundee stands at the centre of the £1 billion transformation of the Dundee waterfront, once part of the city’s docklands. With its complex geometry, inspired by the dramatic cliffs along the east coast of Scotland, it stretches out to Dundee into the River Tay – a new landmark reconnecting the city with its historic waterfront, and a major new cultural development for Scotland and the UK.

Boost for Dundee “V&A Dundee is the

“A coastal college town, Dundee has first international design emerged as Scotland's coolest city” museum in Scotland – The Wall Street Journal and a vital new creative £16 million hub for the city” – Philip Long, Director, V&A Dundee was the increase in the value of Dundee tourism in the space of a year, bolstered by the “V&A effect”

443,000 Visitor numbers people travelled to Dundee by train between the museum opening and March 2019 – a 14% increase compared to the 500,000 previous year people visited in the first six months – double pre-opening estimates 42% more visitors went to Discovery Point, the 22,600 waterfront home of RRS Discovery and people attended the two-day 3D Festival neighbour of the V&A Dundee, in 2018 that launched V&A Dundee

V&A Dundee © Hufton Crow

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1 Blackburn 2 Coventry 3 Sheffield 4 Stoke-on-Trent The national 5 Sunderland Supporting regional museums

Highly valued by regional organisations in England and Wales, the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund has been administered by the V&A since 1881. This year, Arts Council England confirmed a grant of £3 million to support the work of the Fund for a further four years until 2022. The picture Fund reopened to applications on 12 September 2018 and received 92 applications from 66 different organisations across England and Wales during the year. It awarded 65 grants totalling £528,084. The Fund enables everyone to engage with the best of what has been and what is being created in the UK, and elsewhere, through their local museums, galleries and libraries. With support from the fund, Touchstones Rochdale, which is home to an art gallery, museum and local studies centre, bought Rachel Kneebone’s 2017 artwork What is remembered in the body is well remembered. The work was part of a series of new sculptures made for a solo exhibition at the gallery at the end of 2018. The exhibition was accompanied by a specially commissioned piece of contemporary dance 5 choreographed by the critically acclaimed TC Howard in collaboration with women from Rochdale and the Greater Manchester area. The Young Gallery in Salisbury acquired a group of works by Ian McKeever to represent the artist’s career in printmaking. The purchase consolidates a long-term 1 collaboration with the artist, who lives close to the gallery. 3 In addition to managing the Purchase Grant Fund, staff at the V&A support regional acquisitions by advising 4 external funding bodies on the importance of objects and formally objecting to the export of nationally significant objects. We gave formal advice on 6,069 objects across the 2 government indemnity scheme, conditional exemption, export licences and acceptance-in-lieu, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

65 grants Map Key: totalling over £528,084 have DesignLab Nation cities been awarded by the Purchase Rachel Kneebone, What is remembered in the body is well remembered, 2017 (porcelain, corian and adhesive), Purchase Grant Fund awards Grant Fund in 2018-19 at Touchstones, Rochdale. © Len Grant. Courtesy of the artist and White Cube.

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DesignLab Nation expands UK touring exhibitions 2,051 The V&A’s three-year flagship national secondary schools Four exhibitions (Clangers, Bagpuss & Co, Woman’s Hour Craft V&A objects went on loan to programme aims to inspire the next generation of designers, Prize, Game Plan and Pop Art in Print) toured to 12 different 231 venues across the UK makers and innovators across the country, and to help young venues and were seen by more than 190,000 people. people develop the essential skills for the workplace of the future: critical thinking, creativity and collaboration. After a successful pilot year (2017-18) working with 251 museums, designers and schools in two areas of the UK (Blackburn and Coventry), we have expanded our reach and students across the country this year have delivered the programme in an additional took part in DesignLab Nation three regions: Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland. In each participating region, we partner with a museum and a professional designer. Together, we deliver in-depth design projects to local secondary school groups and continuing 68 professional development sessions for regional networks teachers took part in of teachers. These activities are supported by the loan of relevant objects from the V&A’s collections for public display DesignLab Nation in the regional museums. All participating students visit both their local museum and the V&A during their project, as well as engaging with other local design industries, colleges and universities. This programme supports the 60 teaching of the new Design and Technology (D&T) GCSE. objects from the V&A’s collection were loaned to DesignLab Nation is generously supported by Art Fund, The Foyle Foundation, Sarah Nichols, partner museums The Staples Trust, The Zochonis Charitable Trust, Outset Contemporary Art Fund and other kind supporters. The Strawberry Hill Chair, Richard Bentley, 1755. Loaned to Marie-Kathrin Blanck worked as Assistant Curator Strawberry Hill’s exhibition Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill: for Photographs during her traineeship at the V&A. Masterpieces from Horace Walpole’s Collection. Purchased with © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 190,409 the assistance of the Brigadier Clark Fund through Art Fund people visited V&A national touring exhibitions Training and development

Loans The Victoria and Albert Museum Photography Curators’ Training Programme, supported by Art Fund, is in partnership 231 venues across the UK received 2,051 V&A objects on loan: with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter for 2018-19. Knowledge networks 557 objects went on short-term loan while 1,494 objects Marie-Kathrin Blanck spent six months working as an Assistant went on long-term loan. Highlights include eight objects to Photography Curator at the V&A, moving to the Royal Albert Knowledge networks are a means for museum staff to share Strawberry Hill’s exhibition Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill: Memorial Museum (RAMM), Exeter, in April 2019. research and expertise with institutions around the country. Masterpieces from Horace Walpole’s Collection (20 October Learning Academy Courses are attended by museum V&A staff are active in more than 10 different knowledge 2018-24 February 2019) which aimed to show some of the colleagues from across the UK. A recent Professional networks, from the Theatre and Performance Research finest objects in Walpole’s famous collection in their original Development Course welcomed attendees from the Hatton Association to the Architectural Models Network. locations, to celebrate the tercentenary of his birth. Gallery, Newcastle; Chiltern Way Academy; the National Trust; The V&A is a founding partner of Culture in Crisis, Twenty-six objects were loaned from the Metalwork the Bank of England Museum; The North of England Zoological bringing together those with a shared interest in protecting collections to Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum for its large-scale Society and the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. cultural heritage, providing a forum for sharing information, exhibition Spellbound: Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft The V&A/RCA History of Design Postgraduate programme, inspiring and supporting action and raising public (31 August 2018-16 January 2019), which explored the delivered in collaboration with the Royal College of Art, is awareness. A conference, Planning for the Unthinkable, concept of “magical thinking”. training approximately 90 students this year. was held at the V&A on 29 November 2018.

Blow Away by Front Design. Given by Moooi

26 27 V&A ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19 Cutting-edge V&A Research Institute Postgraduate study

The V&A Research Institute (VARI) hosts a five-year Postgraduate programmes continue to be an important part programme of projects and teaching partnerships that of the V&A’s research culture, involving collaborations with aims to experiment with new ways of displaying, accessing a number of higher education institutions across the UK. and interpreting objects. Since its launch in 2016, the This year we welcomed six new PhD students through the programme, which is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme. We research Foundation, has enabled collaborative research projects were also delighted that one of our recent students, Matthew that are bringing new scholarship to bear on the V&A’s Wells (V&A/RCA), won the prestigious 2019 Theodor-Fischer- collections. VARI seeks to foster collaboration among Preis, awarded by the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in museum professionals, artists and different communities Munich for producing a PhD dissertation of outstanding quality of knowledge, using these collaborations as a way to in the field of 19th-21st-century architectural history. develop innovative approaches to access the collections In addition to collaborative doctorates, this year the V&A and knowledge about them. has also welcomed doctoral students to undertake AHRC- funded placements, working on the past, present and future of creative industries in east London, the Anthropocene, and diplomatic exchanges between the Ottoman Empire and Collaborative research the Low Countries. And at MA level, our History of Design and Material Culture course, co-taught by the V&A and the The Opening the Cabinet of Curiosities research project came Royal College of Art, continues to train the next generation of to fruition. Exploring the 19th-century legacy of the early collections-based researchers. modern cabinet of curiosities, and its influence on 21st-century modes of display and art practice, this project has brought researchers and artists together to investigate some of the histories of collecting represented in the V&A. Such collaborations between researchers and practitioners have been a continued and strong aspect of VARI’s work and public engagement, leading to the creation of new work that has been showcased and shared at events such as London Design Festival and the Courtauld Institute of Art’s annual RES|FEST.

Ongoing investment in digital

Research in the digital sphere has been a particular focus this year, with VARI research projects piloting new ways in which digital technologies can make the V&A’s research and collections more widely available to a global audience. One project that exemplifies this digital focus is Deciphering Dickens, which is trialling crowd-sourced transcription as a collaborative tool for transcribing our important collections of manuscripts by Charles Dickens.

Cupboard painted with a trompe l'oeil cabinet of curiosities, unknown maker, 1678-80. Given by Anna Participants at the Dickens Universe Conference 2018 in Alma-Tadema in memory of Lady Alma-Tadema. San Diego decipher manuscript pages from Little Dorrit, © Victoria and Albert Museum part of Deciphering Dickens. © Mira Rao

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A world-class 25,000 people visited the two-day Digital Design Weekend learning 19,000 people came to the V&A Mexican Day experience of the Dead festival

The V&A is committed to sharing knowledge and inspiring workshops. International engineering firm Arup co-designed future generations. Our work over the past year has continued several workshops with the Learning Programmes team to towards a larger vision of redefining museum learning for the reach over 23,000 people in the past five years. Programming 21st century to ensure it meets the needs of learners in a fast- was devised to engage audiences with the collections, and the changing world. We have developed several innovative strands Families team worked with Waugh Thistleton Architects on of programming, including festivals, pop-up performances and Imagination Station – a Christmas drop-in activity reaching national initiatives, alongside our core work of delivering world- 1,279 participants. class school, digital, family, young people, community, African- We collaborated with Sadler’s Wells on a new, playful, heritage and continuing-education programmes. As a result intergenerational performance to mark the opening of the V&A the museum’s visitor and learning experiences have reached an Photography Centre. Held in this new space, the performance increasingly wide and diverse audience. was created by alumni and performers from two companies Since 2014, the V&A Families programme has partnered hosted by Sadler’s Wells: National Youth Dance Company and with world-class creative practitioners, such as artist Gayle Company of Elders, whose dancers range from 60 to 89 years Chong Kwan and costume and set designer Ryan Dawson old. Dancing Memories ran from October 2018 to February 2019 Laight, to reach thousands of participants in practical and reached 935 people.

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Developing the V&A’s collections is essential to ensure the ongoing evolution of the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance. The museum’s new acquisitions represent 351,936 the best of historic and contemporary design and reflect items were added to Acquisitions changing and diverse societies. the collection The V&A’s collection stands at 2.7 million items, which includes 1.5 million museum objects and works of art, and over a million library items. This year, the museum increased its archival collections to over 1,000 objects. In 2018-19, a total of 351,936 items were added to the collection, with a value of £6 million. Of this, the cost of objects purchased was £2.2 million, made possible by funding largely from external sources, including generous support from Art Fund, V&A Members, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Samsung and many private donors. The value of objects donated, either directly or via the Acceptance in Lieu scheme, was £5.3 million. The V&A continues to play a significant role in the fight to save key heritage objects for the nation, safeguarding their future in national public collections. The continued acquisition of historical and contemporary design objects adds to the overall understanding of the collections and challenges established interpretations of particular periods, styles or movements.

Casket, c.1650-1700 Copy of The Arch of Triumph, Palmyra, Viceroyalty of Peru (Colombia), Wood with Syria, 2018 Portrait of James Adam with the Capital of barniz de Pasto decoration Egyptian marble, CNC milled, painted and acid the Britannic Order, 1763 etched using photogrammetry Purchased by the V&A Antonio Zucchi (1726-1795), oil on canvas Given by the Institute for Digital Archaeology Purchased jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland with support from Art Fund and V&A Members

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Continuing to support photography

2018-19 has seen numerous photography acquisitions. Highlights include 63 works generously donated to the museum by Sir Paul McCartney, including this iconic image of the Beatles.

Gold tea strainer, 1825 Johann Wilhelm Keibel (1788-1862) Purchased using the Gilbert Collection Acquisition Fund

Dress from The Search for the Golden Fleece Collection, Spring/Summer 1997

Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) for Givenchy 63 photographs from the Linda McCartney Given to the American Friends of the V&A Archive, 1966-97 by an anonymous donor in memory of Linda McCartney (1941-1998) Geoffrey Squire A selection of lithograph prints, bromide prints, cyanotype prints, platinum prints, photogravures, hand painted prints, contact sheets and Polaroids Given by Sir Paul McCartney

Titles, 1997 Woman’s Outer Kimono (uchikake) 1770-1800 Tayo Quaye (b. 1954) Polychrome figured silk Given by Dr & Mrs. E. Olutayo Delano Given by Yoshida Kojiro

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‘Charlie’ chair made from recycled plastic Beyoncé’s Papillon ring, 2014 Wardrobe, c.1876 toys, 2017-18 Glenn Spiro (b.1962), titanium, white Made for Bushloe House, designed by ecoBirdy, rotationally-moulded ‘ecothylene’ gold, tsavorites, diamonds Christopher Dresser (1834-1904). Ebonised (recycled plastic compound) softwood, probably pine, with painted and Given by the Knowles-Carter family gilded stencilled decoration Purchased using the V&A Museum of Childhood Acquisition Fund Given by the American Friends of the V&A Pantomime Dame Brexit Dress, 2016 through the generosity of Joseph Holtzman Lotte Collett for Sleeping Beauty, Hackney Empire Given by Hackney Empire Members’ acquisitions

V&A Members contributed towards vital acquisitions this year, including two of the most important examples of British Surrealist furniture ever produced. The Mae West Lips sofa and the Champagne standard lamps were the joint creation of artist Salvador Dalí and his most important British patron, Edward James. The pair collaborated on the design for the Ivan Kyncl Photographic Archive sofa, which was based on Dalí’s gouache painting Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Alan Rickman in Tango at the End of Winter, Surrealist Apartment, 1934-35. Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1991. © Ivan Kyncl Purchased by the V&A

Plaque, Minton Art Pottery, Mae West Lips sofa, 1937-38 Champagne standard lamps, 1938-39 London, 1872 Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) and Edward James Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) and Edward James Painted by W.S. Coleman (1907-1984), red felted wool with black wool (1907-1984), copper alloy stem and base fringe on wooden base Given by Ian and Rita Smythe Purchased with support from the National as part of an important gift of Purchased with support from V&A Members, Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund and almost 300 objects Art Fund and a bequest from Derek Woodman V&A Members

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39,731 visitors to Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion – InternationalThe V&A’s touring exhibition programme continues to go from strength to strength – 1,103,833 people enjoyed a V&A touring Textile Museum, Boras exhibition this year, across 15 cities worldwide. Highlights are shown on the map. 59,131 20,319 visitors to You Say You Want a Revolution? visitors to Small Stories: At Home Records and Rebels 1966-1970 – ING, Brussels In a Dolls' House – The Museum of 96,667 Decorative Arts, Prague 182,968 visitors to Winnie-the-Pooh: visitors to Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic – Exploring a Classic – Museum Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo of Fine Arts, Boston

73,372 275,550 visitors to Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, Swire Properties tour – Taikoo Li visitors to David Sanlitun, Beijing, China Bowie Is – Brooklyn Museum, 81,933 New York City visitors to Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic – The High, Atlanta 14,705 94,596 visitors to Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, visitors to Fabric of India – Swire Properties tour – Taikoo Hui, 91,767 Cincinnati Art Museum Guangzhou visitors to Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion – McCord Museum, Montreal

65,183 visitors to Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, Swire Properties tour – Pacific Place, Hong Kong

38 39 V&A ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19 FINANCIAL REVIEW SUPPORT • Peri Charitable Foundation • Ruddock Foundation for the Arts • Sigrid and Stephen Kirk 2018-19 2017-18 • The Porter Foundation • The Ruth Covo Foundation* • William Loschert £m £m The V&A would like to pay special • Hans and Märit Rausing • The Salomon Oppenheimer • Helen Notley tribute to the following past and present • Julia and Hans Rausing Philanthropic Foundation • Mrs. Mina Renton major benefactors for their exceptional • The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation • Shao Zhong Art Foundation • Bianca and Stuart Roden support • The Ronald and Rita McAulay 邵忠艺术基金会 • Elaine Rowley and Tony Luckhurst Grant in Aid • Total government funding was £40.7 million, an increase reflecting the drawdown of additional 40.7 37.8 Foundation • Jean Smith • Mr David I Solo funds for our planned move from Blythe House in addition to the £37.2m core Grant in Aid. • The Al Thani Collection Foundation • Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock • Tavolozza Foundation • Mrs Lorraine Spencer • American Express* • Simon Sainsbury • V&A Members • And others who wish to • American Friends of the V&A • Samsung • Derek Woodman remain anonymous • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • The Rt Hon Sir Timothy Sainsbury • And others who wish to • Gregory and Regina Annenberg • The Sarikhani Family remain anonymous SILVER Fundraising • During a successful period of fundraising, a total of £22.3 million was raised directly for the 22.3 22.8 Weingarten • Leslie, Judith and Gabrielle Schreyer* • Penny Aikens museum, of which £6.7 million was generated by V&A Membership subscriptions. • Art Fund • Sennheiser The V&A is very grateful to those • Tom Reid and Lindy Ambrose • Of the overall income, £7.5 million was raised towards FuturePlan, the V&A’s ongoing major capital programme. • Arts and Humanities Research Council • Anonymous in memory of Melvin R. who have made a contribution to • Sheetal Ansal October 2018 saw HRH The Duchess of Cambridge officially open Phase One of the new Photography Centre, • Celia and Edward Atkin CBE Seiden the museum’s work through the • Harriet Anstruther while the second and final phase of the Cast Courts restoration project reopened to the public in December 2018. • Bank of America Merrill Lynch • The Selz Foundation* Director’s Circle • Hannah Armstrong • Fundraising began towards the visionary reimagining of the V&A’s Museum of Childhood and pledges totalling • The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation* • N. Sethia Foundation • Mrs J.E.M. Arnold & Family £2.25 million were secured in 2018-19. Good progress was also made towards the £2 million fundraising target • Blavatnik Family Foundation* • Shao Zhong Art Foundation PLATINUM • The Hon Mrs Nicholas Assheton for the redevelopment of the Raphael Court with £1.6 million secured from individuals, trusts and foundations. • William and Judith Bollinger 邵忠艺术基金会 • The Arah Foundation • Sirdar Aly Aziz • The past 12 months at the V&A have been exceptional for the growth of V&A Membership, • Julie and Robert Breckman • Robert H. Smith* • The BAND Trust • Mrs Enfys Bagguley highlighting its importance as one of the main contributors of unrestricted funds for the V&A. With • Canadian Friends of the V&A • Nicholas Snowman OBE • Stephen and Anne Curran • James Bartos Vladimir Caruana and Ivan Booth Societe Generale Dr Genevieve Davies Diane and Tom Berger over 83,000 active memberships, 75% of which include a guest facility, £6.7 million was generated • • • • Clore Duffield Foundation Swarovski London Tove Goddard Jean and John Botts by V&A Membership subscriptions in 2018-19. The income helped fund exhibitions, acquire objects, • • • • • The Clothworkers' Foundation • Toshiba Corporation • Claire and Simon Godwin • Elena Bowes improve facilities and conserve our collections, as well as contribute to FuturePlan projects. • The Curtain Foundation • Mr T. T. Tsui • Judy and Frank Grace • Mikael and Leonie Brantberg • Membership of the Director’s Circle and Young Patrons’ Circle continued to • Dr and Mrs Edwin Davies CBE • V&A Members • Mrs Olivia Harrison • Mr Richard Briggs OBE & grow and provided vital unrestricted income for the museum. • Dr Genevieve Davies • Volkswagen Group • Andrew Hochhauser QC Mrs Basia Briggs • The exhibitions programme attracted significant sponsorship funding from both • DCMS/Wolfson Museums and • Wartski • Mr and Mrs Jerker Johansson • Kate and Matt Brittin returning and new supporters. The museum was granted a marriage license in late 2018, Galleries Improvement Fund • Dr Susan Weber* • Diala and Tarek Khlat • Helen Bromovsky and the museum’s venue hire business generated £1.5 million in turnover. • Department for Digital, Culture, • The A. H. Whiteley Family • Anthony and Sophie Kingsley • Patricia and David Buck Media and Sport • Peter Williams and Heather Acton • Mr and Mrs Murtaza Lakhani • Nicola Burns • Dior • The Wolfson Foundation • Maurice and Rosemary Lambert • David and Jane Butter • Sir Harry Djanogly CBE • Würth Group • The Lord and Lady Londesborough • Russ and Linda Carr Trading • In its most successful year to date, the V&A’s main shop grossed £7.3 million, a 30% 21.1 21.7 • The Dr Mortimer and Theresa • And others who wish to remain • Sir Harvey McGrath and Lady McGrath • Ms Sheila Clarke increase on 2017-18. The success of the main shop was reflected in a very strong Sackler Foundation** anonymous • Sarah Nichols • Mr and Mrs Anthony Coleridge year across the whole of V&A Retail, with gross sales at £15 million. • The Enid Linder Foundation • Mr and Mrs William Salomon • Mr and Mrs Nicholas Coleridge • Retail activity associated with Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up was exceptionally successful. For this • EY The V&A would like to thank the • The Sarikhani Family • Ms Susan Cook The Foyle Foundation following for generously supporting the Jake and Hélène Marie Shafran Cynthia Corbett exhibition, V&A Retail worked with Mexican artisans to bring their work to a new UK audience. • • • • Garfield Weston Foundation museum’s ongoing redevelopment in • Mrs Virginia Shepherd and • Helen & Andrew Cormack • Away from the museum, we had an exceptional year for V&A books, with co-editions of our catalogues • Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner 2018-19 Dr Paul Shepherd • Michael and Angela Cronk published in Japan, Korea, the US and most major European markets. Our Licensing business continues to build • Sir Paul Getty KBE • Margaret and Jeremy Strachan • Regula and Beat Curti internationally, with a strategic focus on China, where demand for and interest in cultural brands is rising fast. • The Getty Foundation • American Express* • Mr Francis Sultana and Mr David Gill • Mr and Mrs Christopher Dale • Gilbert Public Arts Foundation • American Friends of the V&A • Kathryn Uhde • Amanda Denny • Gilbert Trust for the Arts • Gregory and Regina Annenberg • Peter Williams and Heather Acton • Stuart Donachie and Chris Carter • Lydia and Manfred Gorvy* Weingarten • Peter and Jan Winslow • Mrs Sheila Duff Earles Admissions & • 2018-19 saw a varied public programme that drew in over four million visitors for the second year in a row. 9.5 6.0 • Mr and Mrs Gerard Griffin • The Arah Foundation • Lady Estelle Wolfson of Marylebone • Lord and Lady Egremont exhibition fees • A series of blockbuster exhibitions alongside two major FuturePlan projects – the Photography • GRoW @ Annenberg • Celia and Edward Atkin CBE • And others who wish to • Jeff and Emily Fergus Centre and The Ruddock Family Cast Court – drew large audiences to the V&A. Highlights this • Harrods • The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation* remain anonymous • Nicholas and Jane Ferguson year included Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up and Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams. • The Headley Trust • Blavatnik Family Foundation* • Mrs Ailsa Feroze • The Hintze Family Charitable • Camalotte Foundation* GOLD • Lt Cdr Paul Fletcher Foundation • The Chadwyck-Healey Charitable Trust • Mr and Mrs Aarons • Joachim Fleury and Vita Gottlieb • Andrew Hochhauser QC • The Charles Hayward Foundation • Eric Abraham and Sigrid Rausing • Joscelyn Fox • The Iris Foundation* • The Eranda Rothschild Foundation • Steve and Claire Almond • Robert Freeman Donated objects • The V&A is grateful for the many objects donated to the museum in 2018-19. In addition 6.0 0.8 • J. Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust • Mrs Susan Fasken • Mr and Mrs Graham Child • Ms Sabrina Franzheim to a number of Mary Quant pieces donated following a public call-out for lost designs, and • Sir Elton John and David Furnish • The Gladys Krieble Delmas • Lady Susan Chinn • Gander & White Shipping Ltd costumes and memorabilia donated by Madness, the Royal Photographic Society collection • Modern Media 现代传播 Foundation* • Mr Jim Daley and Ms Alix Robson • Alina Garcia-Lapuerta was transferred at the start of the year from the Science Museum Group to the V&A. • Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel KBE • Lydia and Manfred Gorvy* • The Lord and Lady Davies of Abersoch • Liz Gee • Pauline Johnstone • GRoW @ Annenberg • Noel De Keyzer • Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner • John Lyon’s Charity • The Hintze Family Charitable • John and Hilary Everett • The Hon Piers and Mrs Melanie Gibson • William Loschert Foundation • Prof and Mrs Mallory Factor • Mary Godwin Other 4.1 3.9 • Sir John Madejski OBE DL • Sir Elton John and David Furnish • Sam Fogg • Sam and Jane Gordon Clark • The Monument Trust • Elizabeth Mary McArthur • Charles and Kaaren Hale • Emma Hawkins Total 103.7 93.0 • National Heritage Memorial Fund • Modern Media 现代传播 • Lady Hamlyn • Janet Gough and Jim Lloyd • National Lottery Heritage Fund • N. Sethia Foundation • Gretchyn Hise and Mark Lubkeman • GP & J Baker Limited • Nicholas and Judith Goodison's • National Lottery Heritage Fund • Nick Hoffman and Amanda Cupples • Dr Steve and Mrs Lorraine Groves Charitable Settlement • The Pilgrim Trust • Janice Hughes CBE and Stephen Taylor • Clifford and Sooozee Gundle • Oliver Ford Foundation • Julia and Hans Rausing • Roderick and Elizabeth Jack • Annika Hall • Parasol Foundation Trust • Mrs. Mina Renton • Sir Henry and The Hon Lady Keswick • Mr and Mrs Rupert Hambro

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• Elizabeth Hamilton MBE • Alexandra Taylor MEMBERS • The Future Starts Here • David Bowie Is The V&A is indebted to those who • Masako Mikasa • Mary and Douglas Hampson • Ian and Cristina Taylor • Marsha Abegg and Maximiliana Arco • Petra Palumbo 12 May-4 November 2018 International Touring Exhibition have made generous gifts to support • Garry Fabian Miller • Mr John Hampson and • Dale and Roy Thomas • Adriana Alhizami • Sydney Rogers Supported by Volkswagen Group Sound experience by Sennheiser acquisitions, conservation, learning and • Susan Rogers Moehlmann Ms Ananya Chandra • Tricia Topping • Tameem Antoniades • Elena Rowland • V&A Illustration Awards 2018 • You Say You Want a Revolution: other projects • Dr. Kamal Monnoo • Joan and Christopher Hampson • Maria Clara Tucci and Reid S. Perper • Lucy Attwood, Studio Pottery London • Annya Sand 15 May-24 June 2018 Records and Rebels, 1966-70 • National Heritage Memorial Fund • Mr and Mrs John Hardy • Brahmal Vasudevan and Shanthi • Dayna Bahig • Ziba Sarikhani Supported by the Enid Linder International Touring Exhibition ACQUISITIONS AND • Floris Neusüss • Mrs Shevanne Helmer Kandiah • Sarah Beament • L. A. Sednaoui Foundation and the Moira Gemmill Sound experience by Sennheiser CONSERVATION • New Carlsberg Foundation • Mrs Katrin Henkel • Alex V • Cy & Sandra Bernheim • Elena Shchukina Memorial Fund • Art Fund • Sonya Newell-Smith • Mrs Gundula Hoban • Julian Vogel • Ema Betts • Jeffrey Simpson and Beau Neilson • Windswept Baby: Ceramics, Writing The V&A would like to thank the • Barjeel Art Foundation • Judith S. Novak* • Mary and Alan Hobart • Robert and Felicity Waley-Cohen • Camille Birabi • Justyna Sowa and Art following Corporate Members • David Bindman • Gillian O'Connor and Liselotte • Anne Holmes-Drewry • Margaret and David Walker • Astrid Brandt • Claudia Suess 18 May-12 August 2018 • Polly Binns Siegfried • Kelly Hoppen MBE • Professor Evelyn Welch MBE • Jessie Bridgett • Arron and Salma Suleyman Supported using public funding by CORPORATE PATRONS • Diane Boucher née Radley • Felekşan Onar • Jasmine Horowitz • Ann and Philip White • Amanda S.Brill, TL Brill Parisi • The Hon Clarence James Tan Arts Council England • Bank of America Merrill Lynch • The British Museum • Lilla Pennant • Fedellma Howard • Stephen White • Dominic Burford • Marine Tanguy • Door to Design: Year Two • Bloomberg • Lez Brotheston • Brian Peters • Simone Hyman • Mrs Jane Ylvisaker • Omar M. Butt • Tatiana Taypina 26 May-16 September 2018 • BNP Paribas • Elizabeth Butterfield • Professor Richard Portes CBE FBA • Mr James Joll • Alex Zadah • The Hon Philippa Cadogan • Katherine Thomas Supported by John Lyon’s Charity • Bonhams 1793 Limited • Bruce Chatwin • Portmeirion • Dr. Elisabeth Kehoe • Mr and Mrs Rainer Zietz • Anabela Chan and Jimmy Hung • Alina Uspenskaya • Robin Hood Gardens: A Ruin in • Brown Shipley • Deborah Cherry • Thane Prince • Rebecca Kemsley • And others who wish to • Ivy Chan • Yann Vincent-Genod Reverse • Cathay Pacific • Oona Connell and Duibhne Gough • Mandakini Puri* • Princess Jeet Nabha Khemka remain anonymous • Ismail Chaudhry • Gigi and Ian Wason 26 May-25 November 2018 • Dow Jones • The Estate of Emmanuel Cooper • Thomas C. Quick* and Mr N. and L. Khemka • Karina Choudhrie • Pamela Weinstock-Perry and Supported by donors to the Venice • EY • Claire Curneen • David and Jean Richardson • Prof Rodney Kinsman The V&A is particularly grateful to • Lizzy Vartanian Collier Matthew Perry Biennale Architecture Fund in memory • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP • The estate of David Dean • Sue Robertson • James and Clare Kirkman those whose support has contributed • Caroline Costin Wright • Laura White of Dr Martin Roth and Volkswagen • Harrods • Dr & Mrs. E. Olutayo Delano • Simon Roberts • Koopman Rare Art to the work of the Photographs • Quentin Cregan and Harriet Ter-Berg • Katy Anusha Wickremesinghe Group • Hogan Lovells • Tiffany Dubin* • Mrs Sarah E. Robinson • Sybil and Herbert Kretzmer OBE Section through the Photographs • Milo Dickinson • Luke Williams • V&A Summer Party • Linklaters • The Duffy Archive • Sir Victor Sassoon Ivories Trust • Priya Kurien Acquisition Group • Tom and Lisa Dupernex • Simeon Williams 20 June 2018 • Mishcon de Reya • The Embassy of the Kingdom of The • Richard Slee • Pierre Lagrange and Ebs Burnough • David Elia • India Williamson In partnership with Harrods • Mizuho Bank Netherlands • Ian and Rita Smythe • Oz Lancaster • Ruth and Jim Grover (Chair) • Henry Fletcher • Nicholas Wingfield Digby • Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up • Net-a-Porter • Phoebe English • David Solo* • Steven Larcombe and Sonya Leydecker • Banque Pictet & Cie SA • Blaise Guerrand-Hermès • Libby Woolcock 16 June-18 November 2018 • Palantir • Deborah A. Farrington* • Anonymous in memory of Geoffrey • Geraldine Larkin • The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation* • Dicle Guntas and Can Girman • And others who wish to remain Sponsored by Grosvenor Britain • PwC • Lyn Gilbert née Leech Squire • Tuan Lee • Rafaël Biosse Duplan • John Gusman anonymous & Ireland • Robert Walters plc • Goethe-Institut • Mark Storey and Carey Adina Karmel in • Miss Laura Lindsay • Mr and Mrs Pierre Brahm • Emily Henderson With support from Aeromexico, Art • Rothschild & Co • Christopher Gorman-Evans memory of George Sassower • The Loveday Charitable Trust • Richard and Alison Chenevix-Trench • Sabrina Ho Chiu Yeng The V&A would like to record its Mentor Foundation Lucerne and GRoW • Slaughter & May • Mr and Mrs Gerard Griffin • Mildred Tao • Sarah Mackey and Marc Teasdale • Maxine Davidson • Mary Jeffers gratitude to the following sponsors @ Annenberg • Societe Generale • Dr Steve and Mrs Lorraine Groves • Curtis Tappenden • Richard Mansell-Jones • Gert and Ursula Elfering* • Tej Johar and Alexandra Edmonds and supporters of exhibitions, • Visual Feast: Silvia Weidenbach • Sotheby's • Audrey Gruss* • Cherine Magrabi Tayeb • Janet Martin • Basil Hyman • Richard Jones displays and events 9 July 2018-7 January 2019 • Weil, Gotshal & Manges • Nadine Hauser • Chris Thom* • Frederick J G Mather • Mr Scott Mead • Magda Joshi Supported by the Gilbert Trust for • The Headley Trust • Marit Tingleff • Mrs Bridget Maynard • Claus and Susan Moehlmann • Tiffany Kaba • Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic the Arts CORPORATE MEMBERS • Paula and Robert Hershkowitz in • Toshiba International Foundation • Ms C. McIlvenny • Andy Simpkin • Sophia Robert Kapacinskas 9 December 2017-8 April 2018 • Artificially Intelligent • Access Industries memory of Sam Wagstaff • Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis • Helle and Hardy McLain • Nicholas Stanley • Shari Kashani and Edward Wilby Supported by Unwin Charitable Trust 7 September 2018-31 December 2018 • American Express • Nicky Hessenberg • V&A Members • Martin Mellish • Kate Stevens • Robin Katz With additional support from the Old Supported using public funding by the • Christie's • Robert A. Hiller • Hind Wassef • Patrick and Susan Mocatta • Michael Warshaw • Marika Kielland Possum's Practical Trust National Lottery through Arts Council • Citadel • Raymond K.P. Ho & Family • Nadia Wassef • Eli Muraidekh • Michael G. and C. Jane Wilson* • Rachel Koffsky • Lustrous Surfaces: Lacquer in Asia England • Imperial Health Charity • Joseph Holtzman* • William Brake Charitable Trust • Peter & Maggie Murray-Smith • Casey Kohlberg and Beyond • Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt • JATO Dynamics • Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia S. p. A. • Derek Woodman • Nigel and Joanna Newton The V&A is especially grateful for the • Alon Kuperman 14 October 2017-16 September 2018 8 September 2018-24 February 2019 • Mercer Ltd • David Horbury • Robert Worley • Christina Norvell support of the members of the Young • Nattasja Kusuma With thanks to the Overseas Korean Generously supported by the Blavatnik • Partners Capital • Louisa Hutton and Matthias • Mr Chen Xu • Dr Pavlova-Harris Patrons' Circle • Rahim Lalji Cultural Heritage Foundation and Family Foundation Sauerbruch • Carola Zogolovitch • Trevor Pickett • Dami and Jide Lalude Toshiba International Foundation • Tonotopia: Listening through ASSOCIATE MEMBERS • The Institute for Digital Archaeology • And others who wish to remain • Jolanta Piekos FOUNDING MEMBERS • Nataliya Langhorne • Ocean Liners: Speed and Style Cochlear Implants • Christie’s Education • Jennifer Jankel anonymous • Mariela Pissioti • Noor Al-Rahim • Sybil Lau 3 February-17 June 2018 8 October-8 March 2019 • Pearlfisher • Clive Kandel in memory of James • S J Phillips Limited • Katie Alexander • Lucas Lawrence & Allison Phien, Sponsored by Viking Cruises Supported by the National Lottery • Toshiba Doherty LEARNING • Lady Purves • The Hon Wentworth Beaumont Studio Egret West • Without Walls: Disability and Heritage Fund and in collaboration • Mrs Lina Kanafani • Art Fund • Mrs Yosmarvi Rivas (Co-Chair) • Marissa Elizabeth Lee Innovation in Building Design with Action on Hearing Loss HOTEL MEMBERS • Christopher Kane • ArtSocial Foundation • Mrs Sumru Ramsey • Bindu and Drew Besser • Sarah and Thomas Lingard 10 February-21 October 2018 • A Pirate’s Life for Me • Baglioni Hotel London • Noriaki Kaneko • The Barbour Foundation • Sasha and Nicolae Ratiu • Henriëtte Blickman • Aarti Lohia In collaboration with Accentuate 20 October 2018-22 April 2019 • The Doyle Collection • Stella Kateb • The Brian Mercer Charitable Trust • Graham and Jane Reddish • Rosanna Bossom • Lucy Loveday and Max Kuenssberg History of Place, supported by the Sponsored by Playmobil • Edwardian Hotels London • Averill Alison Kelly • The Daniel Howard Foundation • Jamie and Joey Ritblat • Pandora Cooper-Key • Nicole Lucocq National Lottery Heritage Fund • Portmeirion: Pottery Trendsetter • The Egerton House Hotel • Lady Kewsick • The Fondation d'entreprise Hermès • Mrs Alicia Salter and • Samantha Cortes • Marwa Majali • Myth and Morality: The Fairy-Tale 31 October 2018-28 July 2019 • Jumeirah Carlton Tower • Hyunju Kim • The Fort Foundation Ms Emma Louise Salter • Jessica B. Dickinson and Ori Ben-Akiva* • Daniel Malarkey World of Carolein Smit Supported by Portmeirion • Maybourne Hotel Group • Dice Kayek and Rachid Koraïchi • The Foyle Foundation • Adrian Sassoon • Amy Gardner • Jennifer Marques and Jack Wills 20 March-30 September 2018 • Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams • The Savoy Hotel • Hakata Takumi Kougei, Inc. • John Lyon's Charity • Edwina Sassoon • Catherine Hunt • Princess Alexandra Massimo Supported by the Mondriaan Fund; 2 February-1 September 2019 • Starhotels UK • Shaun Leane and Chris Brammall Ltd • Maurice and Rosemary Lambert • Ms Sofia Sayn-Wittgenstein, Phillips • Ethan Koh di Roccasecca the Royal Netherlands Embassy; Supported by Swarovski • Christian and Florence Levett • The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle • Mrs Lucie Seaton • Faaiza Lalji (Co-Chair) and Ameel Somani • Peter McNally Dinko Valerio and Hester Eriks With further support from American • The Loewe Foundation Wolfson Foundation • Miss Arabella Slinger • Florence Mather • Laura Valentina Millar • Fashioned from Nature Express • Tom Lovelace • The Michael Marsh Charitable Trust • Ms Ginder Sohal • Cora Sheibani (Co-Chair) and • Supreet Nibber 21 April 2018-27 January 2019 • Mary Quant • Annabel Mackay • Sarah Nichols • Mrs Jackie St. Clair Kaveh Sheibani • Salar Nouri Supported by the European 6 April 2019-16 February 2020 • MADNESS • Outset Contemporary Art Fund • Paul Stanley QC and Daniel Slater • Ayako Yoshida • Jacqueline Nowikovsky Confederation of Flax and Hemp- CELC Sponsored by The Kings Road • Aaron Marcus • Samsung • Sonnet Stanfill and Jeff Orenstein • Wendy Yu • Chandni Odedra Additional support from G-Star RAW With support from GRoW @ Annenberg • John and Judy Maus • Sir James Knott Trust • The Staples Trust • And others who wish to • Edward Olver • Jameel Prize • Mary McCartney • The Staples Trust • Mrs Elizabeth Strachan remain anonymous • Alice-Claire Painting In partnership with Art Jameel • Sir Paul McCartney • Swarovski

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• William Brake Charitable Trust • John Cook • Mr and Mrs Louis Tanner • Diana Quasha • The Zochonis Charitable Trust • Stephanie and Jeff Cooper • David J Thomas • James Ritblat • And others who wish to remain • Anthony Crickmay • Miss Jean Thompson • The Rt Hon The Viscountess anonymous • Steve Daszko • Tricia Topping Rothermere • Martyn P Davis • Kathryn Uhde • Hanneli Rupert OTHER GRANTS, SPONSORSHIP • Alyte Davis and Steve Davis • Barbara Vijayakumar and • The Rt Hon The Earl of Snowdon AND DONATIONS • Michael Diamond Kalamandalam Vijayakumar • Francis Sultana • American Friends of the V&A • Ger Eenens and Roos Meijer • Mark Wallis • Henry Wyndham • The Anglo Mexican Foundation • John and Hilary Everett • Edmond Weaving • Art Jameel • Garry and Naomi Fabian-Miller • Mary Wells Corporate Advisory Board of the V&A • Arts Council England • Marianne Falk • Simon Casimir Wilson OBE 2018-19 • The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation* • Tanya Fedczuk • M S Woolfson • Rexton Bunnett • Lt Cdr Paul Fletcher • Sarah Young • Robert Glick OBE (Chair) • Cockayne • Gerda Flöckinger CBE • And others who wish to remain • Michel Driessen • Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards • Miss Doreen Frame anonymous • Ben Elliot Charitable Foundation* • Mr Philippe Garner • Mia Fenwick • The Enid Linder Foundation • Jane Gordon Clark The V&A would like to pay tribute to all • Alison Loehnis • Prof and Mrs Mallory Factor • Bryan M. Govett of those who have left a legacy or a gift • Steven Murphy • The Gaudio Family Foundation* • Dr Katherine Grice in memory to the museum this year • Robert Senior • The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation • Dr Steve and Mrs Lorraine Groves • Julian Vogel • Mr and Mrs Murtaza Lakhani • Annika Hall • Mr John Bromley • Michael Ward • The London Community Foundation • Elizabeth Hamilton MBE • Mrs Susan Fasken • Ross Wheeler • Richard Mansell-Jones • Marcelle Hanselaar • Catherine Galitzine in memory of • The Mexican Embassy in the UK and • Dr Victoria Harrison and Sir Brian Princess George Galitzine, MBE (née Board of Trustees of the V&A 2018-19 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Harrison Jean Dawnay) Mexico through AMEXCID • Mr Jonathan Harrison • Captain John Grimwood RN in memory • Nicholas Coleridge CBE (Chair) • Nyetimber • Pauline Harrison née Scott of Elisabeth Grimwood • Jonathan Anderson • Oliver Ford Foundation • Rachael Henry • Mrs Joan Jordan • Mark Damazer CBE • Margaret and Jeremy Strachan • Simon and Harley Hessel • Elizabeth Mary McArthur • Dr Genevieve Davies • V&A Members • Hilary and Andrew Walker • The Opie Family in memory of Russell • Ben Elliot • And others who wish to remain • Ross Hill Frank Davies • Professor Margot Finn anonymous • A Holland • Isaac Schwartz in memory of Mark • Robert Glick OBE • Toni Huberman Sebba* • Andrew Hochhauser QC The V&A Museum of Childhood is very • Jeanette and Robert Innes • Jean Smith • Nick Hoffman grateful for the very generous support it • Nigel Israel FSA • Mary Wells, family and friends in • Steven Murphy has received from • Olga Janssen memory of Jonathan Nevitt • Professor Lynda Nead • Miss Diana Kennedy • Derek Woodman • Kavita Puri • The BAND Trust • Steven Kidd • Dame Theresa Sackler • John Horniman's Children's Trust • Brian King The V&A is most grateful to the Trustees • Mark Sebba • Red Hill Trust • Sheila M. Langford of the American Friends of the V&A for • Caroline Silver • Playmobil • Roger Lunn their valuable commitment and support • Sir John Sorrell • V&A Members • Dr Ian Macgregor • Marc St John • And others who wish to remain • Stephen A. Marsden • Ms Diana Quasha (Chair) • Dr Paul Thompson anonymous • Marsteller + Hartmann • Ms Tiffany Dubin • Edmund de Waal OBE • Marion McCrindle • Ms Deborah Farrington • Nigel Webb The V&A would like to thank members of • Henry and Fiona McWatters • Mrs Audrey Gruss the Henry Cole Circle for their generous • Helen Meakins • Ms Mandakini Puri The V&A is very grateful for the commitment to the future of the V&A • Tony Mollett • Mr Thomas Quick many objects which have been accepted with a gift in their Will • David Monkhouse • Mr Leslie Schreyer by Her Majesty’s Government in lieu • Dr Vivek Nanda • Mr Bernard Selz of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the • David and Rosalind Abrahams • Christina Norvell • Mr Christopher Thom Victoria and Albert Museum in 2018-19. • Mr Javier Aguilar Icaza and Mrs • Patricia Osborn • Dr Susan Weber Candela Garcia Arco • Martin Parr The V&A is also grateful for the many • Richard Aronson and Joyce Kirschner • Suzanne Pinkerton International Council of the V&A 2018-19 objects which have been accepted • Frances Arthur • Ms Alice Poole under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by • Jill Bace • Maria and Jonathan Pritchard • Ben Elliot (Chair) HM Government and allocated to the • James Bartos • Lord Queensberry • Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Victoria and Albert Museum, 2018 • Donne & Elisabeth Buck MBE • Mrs. Caro Rathbone • Regina Annenberg Weingarten • Malcom Bullivant • Ms Yvana Reeves • George Bamford *Donations marked with an asterisk • Rexton S Bunnett • Miss S Richards • Ferzana Barclay were made possible by the American • Elizabeth Butterfield • Jonathan Ross • Carmen Busquets Friends of the V&A • Nancy E. Calvert • Tom Selby • Rusty Elvidge **Donations marked with a double • Lisa C-T • Dr Elizabeth Shaw • Diala Khlat asterisk were made possible by the • Ms Elaine Carswell • Matt Shields • John Koh Canadian Friends of the V&A • Alison M. Chabassol • Ann M Smith • Pierre Lagrange • Sau Fong Chan • Dr Victoria Solomonidis FKC • Aarti Lohia • Celia Chester • Margaret and Patrick Stables • Monica Mandelli • David Conway • Mrs Gray Standen • Brooke Metcalfe • Dee Conway • Sheila Steafel • Batia Ofer