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The V&A in London is the world's finest museum of the decorative arts. Founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence in art and design, it was renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria.

The magnificent building is home to 145 galleries, including the national collections of sculpture, furniture, fashion and textiles, paintings, silver, glass, ceramics, jewellery, books, prints and photographs. The collections constitute a unique international resource.

Some four million objects are held by the museum, ranging from Constable paintings to oriental ceramics, the finest collection of Italian Renaissance sculpture outside Italy as well as the most impressive collection of Indian art and artefacts outside the subcontinent. In total, the objects span at least 3,500 years of mankind's creativity.

Hotels near The Victoria & Albert Museum
There are 50 hotels within 0.8 miles of The Victoria & Albert Museum ranging in price from £10 to £311. The nearest hotels are Egerton House (0.2m) with rooms from £299, Gainsborough Hotel (0.2m) with rooms from £89, The Rembrandt (0.2m) with rooms from £155. For details on these hotels and others nearby go to our London hotels near The Victoria & Albert Museum page.

Attractions near The Victoria & Albert Museum include Brompton Oratory in London, Serpentine Gallery in London, Chelsea Clocks & Antiques in Chelsea, Carlyle's House in Chelsea.

Other Museums that may be of interest are: Science Museum in Kensington, Natural History Museum in Kensington, London Toy & Model Museum in Westminster, British Museum in Bloomsbury, London Canal Museum in Kings Cross, Bramah Tea And Coffee Museum in Southwark.