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Virtual Preview of the newly refurbished V&A Design: 1900-Now Galleries

V&A Curators Corinna Gardner and Johanna Agerman Ross gave the V&AAF a virtual preview of the newly refurbished 20th and 21st century galleries, Design: 1900-Now.

Victoria and Albert Museum London

June 8, 2021, 6:00 pm – 5:45 pm

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On June 8 2021, V&A Curators Corinna Gardner and Johanna Agerman Ross gave the V&AAF a virtual preview of the newly refurbished 20th and 21st century galleries, Design: 1900-Now. The curators shared their approach to creating the galleries, which cover over 120 years of design and house ‘Rapid Response Collecting’, consisting of new acquisitions that are made in response to major movements in recent history that touch the world of design and manufacturing.

Mae West Lips sofa by Salvador Dali and Edward James, 1937 – 38
Purchased with support from V&A Members, Art Fund and a bequest from Derek Woodman. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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