Editing Victoria and Albert Museum (section)

==Partnerships==
[[File:Dundee Waterfront Redevelopment Apr 2017 a (V and A Museum).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[V&A Dundee]] under construction in April 2017]]
[[File:Multiply-3.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[London Design Festival]] installation ''MultiPly'' by Waugh Thistleton Architects in the [[Exhibition Road Courtyard]] (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MultiPly – Display at · V&A |url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/XDry8vBm/multiply-sept-2018 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Victoria and Albert Museum |language=en}}</ref>]]

The V&A works with a small number of partner organisations in [[Sheffield]], Dundee and [[Blackpool]] to provide a regional presence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/files/file_upload/61072_file.doc |title=Board of Trustees VABT (09)48 Minutes |website=vam.ac.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vandaatdundee.com/your-future/faq/ |title=The V&A AT DUNDEE – MAKING IT HAPPEN – FAQ |website=vandaatdundee.com |access-date=28 November 2011 |archive-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330062156/http://vandaatdundee.com/your-future/faq/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The V&A discussed with the [[University of Dundee]], [[University of Abertay]], [[Dundee City Council]] and the [[Scottish Government]] in 2007 with a view to opening a new £43&nbsp;million gallery in Dundee, which would use the V&A brand although it would be funded through and operated independently.<ref>{{cite web |last=Klettner |first=Andrea |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/-new-contest-revives-va-extension-hopes/5209179.article |title=New contest revives V&A extension hopes |publisher=Architectsjournal.co.uk |date=29 January 2010 |access-date=12 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/files/file_upload/37557_file.doc |title=Board of Trustees. Minutes. 23 March 2007. |website=vam.ac.uk}}</ref> Costs was estimated at £76&nbsp;million in 2015, making it the most expensive gallery project ever undertaken in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stromafilms.co.uk/projects/building-va-dundee/ |title=Building V&A Dundee |website=www.stromafilms.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="theartnewspaper">Bailey, Martin (15 August 2013), [http://theartnewspaper.com/articles/VA-Dundee-gets-planning-green-light/30202 V&A Dundee gets planning green light] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821211311/http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/VA-Dundee-gets-planning-green-light/30202 |date=21 August 2013}} ''[[The Art Newspaper]]''.</ref> [[V&A Dundee]] opened on 15 September 2018.<ref name="moore">{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Rowan |title=V&A Dundee review – a flawed treasure house on the Tay |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/15/victoria-and-albert-museum-dundee-v-and-a-flawed-treasure-house-on-the-tay |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=15 September 2018}}</ref> Dundee City Council pays for a major part of the running costs. The V&A does not contribute financially, but it provides expertise, loans and exhibitions.<ref name="theartnewspaper" />

Plans for a new gallery in Blackpool are also under consideration.<ref>{{cite news |first=Martin|last= Wainwright|author-link=Martin Wainwright (journalist) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/dec/22/museums-regeneration-blackpool |title=Blackpool hopes V&A might like to be beside the seaside |work=The Guardian |date=22 December 2008 |access-date=12 May 2011 }}</ref> This follows earlier plans to move the theatre collection to a new £60m museum in Blackpool, which failed due to lack of funding.<ref name="bpn">{{cite web |date=3 December 2008 |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Blackpool-Museum-would-have-cost.4760380.jp |title=Blackpool Museum would have cost £60m |publisher=Blackpool Gazette |access-date=12 May 2011}}</ref> The V&A exhibits twice a year at the [[Millennium Galleries]] in partnership with [[Museums Sheffield]].<ref name="bpn" />

The V&A is one of 17 museums across Europe and the Mediterranean participating in a project called ''Discover Islamic Art''. Developed by the Brussels-based consortium [[Museum With No Frontiers]], this online "virtual museum" brings together more than 1200 works of Islamic art and architecture into a single database. In 2009, the V&A established an art award, the [[Jameel Prize]], for " contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition" in partnership with [[Art Jameel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=V&A Jameel Prize |url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/jameel-prize |access-date=8 March 2022 |publisher=Victoria and Albert Museum |language=en}}</ref>

The V&A is an important hub for the [[London Design Festival]] and hosts many festival reflated exhibitions and events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=London Design Festival – V&A |url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/festival/2017/london-design-festival-2017?srsltid=AfmBOorWvhvTsbKHzlrkG7vUyaSNLN1MP_qJxHhwR_kzEaMWxV6W20QU |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Victoria and Albert Museum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A cultural landmark: The London Design Festival |url=https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/city-arts-tour/london/london-design-festival |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=[[British Council]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Programme 2024 – V&A |url=https://londondesignfestival.com/programme?per=24&page=1&is_filter=true&tab=images&categories%5B%5D=2 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=[[London Design Festival]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Barry |last2=Sumner |first2=Edmund |date=2017-09-19 |title=Designer Flynn Talbot turns V&A Museum into a cathedral of light |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/australian-designer-flynn-talbots-reflection-room-will-melt-your-optic-nerves/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=[[Architectural Digest]] |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zilli |first=Enrico |date=2019-09-17 |title=LDF2019: 7 installations pushing design boundaries at V&A |url=https://www.archipanic.com/ldf2019-7-installations-pushing-design-boundaries/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=ArchiPanic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-14 |title=Kengo Kuma combines bamboo with carbon fibre to create "material for the future" |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/09/14/kengo-kuma-bamboo-ring-carbon-fibre-va-london-design-festival/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Dezeen |language=en}}</ref>

The museum is a [[non-departmental public body]] sponsored by the [[Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]]. As with other national British museums, entrance is free.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hogg |first1=Gill |author2=Min-Hsiu Liao |author3=Kevin O'Gorman |title=Reading between the lines: Multidimensional translation in tourism consumption |journal=[[Tourism Management]] |volume=42 |pages=157–164 |doi=10.1016/j.tourman.2013.10.005 |year=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/visit |title=V&A Admission to the V&A is free |publisher=Victoria and Albert Museum |access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>