The museum have confirmed details of its 2025 exhibition programme.
The Victoria and Albert Museum have announced details of its 2025 exhibition programme.
It has been confirmed that the museum based in South Kensington will showcase the UK’s first major exhibition in almost 30 years to Cartier exploring how the Maison became an unparalleled force in the jewellery and watch world. On display from the 12th April, the exhibition will feature more than 350 objects and chart the evolution of the house’s legacy of art, design and craftsmanship since the turn of the 20th
century.
Meanwhile, from the 7th June 2025 the museum will present Design and Disability which will place disability front and centre of the exhibition as a culture and an identity
through its engagement with design, art, architecture, fashion, and photography from the 1940s to now. In addition, it will aim to capture where and how disabled, Deaf, and
neurodiverse people and communities have always been important and
radical contributors to design history and contemporary culture.
From the 20th September, focus will then change to Marie Antoinette Style , which will be the UK’s first ever exhibition on Marie Antoinette, exploring the origins and countless
revivals of the style shaped by the most fashionable queen in history. Through a range of object and media, from couturier’s gowns to audio visual installations, the exhibition will explore how and why Marie Antoinette has provided a constant source of inspiration and consider afresh the legacy of a complex figure whose style, youth and notoriety have all contributed to her timeless appeal.
Tristram Hunt, V&A Director, said: “From showstopping jewels and ancient amulets to
innovative architecture and product design to fashion fit for a queen, the V&A’s ambitious 2025 programme across our family of sites will celebrate creativity, ingenuity and craftsmanship. The V&A will mix the historic with the contemporary and academic rigour with spectacular exhibition design to champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural knowledge, and inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere.”
To find out more visit: https://www.vam.ac.uk/south-kensington