V A Ceramics Gallery

Encyclopaedic and global in scope they encompass the history of fine ceramic production from about 2500 bc to the present day.

V a ceramics gallery.

The v a s collections of ceramics are one of its greatest glories unrivalled for their richness and breadth. Fritware bottle painted in underglaze decoration in blue and black. V a ceramics galleries 2011 briglin com. Stanton williams were commissioned in 2005 to provide a setting worthy of these items.

V a ceramic gallery in the 50 s. Discover the v a s ceramics collections encyclopedic unrivalled and eclectic. 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. 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.

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. A selection of ceramic pieces in the victoria and albert museum. The v a s ceramics collections are unrivalled anywhere in the world.