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Welcome to the V&A Americas Foundation

The V&A Americas Foundation (V&AAF) promotes and supports the work of the V&A in the United Kingdom. We raise vital funds, engage with and build awareness of the museums’ unique collections and deliver an exciting programme of events.

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ABOUT THE V&A

The V&A is a family of art, design and performance museums, where everyone is invited to enjoy the power of creativity.

The V&A houses a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK’s national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, photography, sculpture, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.

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Recent acquisitions

6 Days of Sound by Bonnie MacLean, 1967

This poster advertises a 6-day long concert series held at the end of 1967 in San Francisco by legendary rock promoter Bill Graham.

Hommage à Paul Klee 13/9/65 Nr.2 by Frieder Nake, 1965

This screenprint was created from a plotter drawing produced using a computer program, or algorithm, written by the artist and mathematician Frieder Nake.

MOZAMBIQUE by Olivio Martínez for OSPAAAL, 1970

The OSPAAAL posters in particular reveal the idealistic spirit at the core of the Cuban Revolution, intent on eradicating imperialism globally.

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Our Events

Discover the treasures and talent of the V&A through our events.

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Curator-talk on Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto

Fashion Manifesto a lecture with Connie Karol Burks, Exhibition Project Curator at the V&A

Harvard Club of New York 08/11/2023
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