V A Ceramics Gallery

The v a s collections of ceramics are one of its greatest glories unrivalled for their richness and breadth.

V a ceramics gallery.

V a ceramic gallery in the 50 s. Purpose built in 1909 for the display of the museum s ceramics collection the galleries had changed very little over the years and the old cases and displays no longer met modern museum standards or audience expectations. Today the v a s 11 galleries dedicated to ceramics run the full length of the museum and still benefit from this natural light. Fritware bottle painted in underglaze decoration in blue and black.

A selection of ceramic pieces in the victoria and albert museum. The v a s ceramics collections are unrivalled anywhere in the world. Until 2005 the ceramic collections were arranged geographically with middle eastern ceramics at one end and asian at the other with the european and british collections between. V a ceramics briglin com 2011 mov.

Encyclopaedic and global in scope they encompass the history of fine ceramic production from about 2500 bc to the present day. Renowned ceramicist kate malone bbc2s the great pottery throw down and ceramic artist neil brownsword join v a curators reino liefkes and alun graves on a tour through the treasure trove collection revealing some of its secrets and revelling over standout items along the way. Five years ago over concern for the security of the collection the v a s ceramics galleries closed to the public.