Comments on: Nine Highlights From The V and A Storehouse https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:42:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Darren Wells https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/#comment-2555 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:42:10 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=252249#comment-2555 The Le Train bleu front cloth signed by Picasso is a sight to see, both up close and from the balcony.
I visited before the David Bowie archive was opened but I did manage to catch a glimpse of his red Aladdin Sane/Ziggy jacket which was hanging up in the window. I need to go back to see more of the collection.
The V&A east opens soon, so even more to explore and not far between the two locations.

]]> By: Isabelle Fish https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/#comment-2553 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:33:23 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=252249#comment-2553 I loved the randomness of it too – but I had to get used to it. Which says a lot about how conditioned we are to everything being categorized.

]]> By: Peter https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/#comment-2552 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:08:49 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=252249#comment-2552 I had no inkling of this. I shall visit ASAP. What a marvellous collection. The scale of some exhibits is remarkable.

Thanks Jack

]]> By: Rosemary Chesters https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/#comment-2551 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:11:51 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=252249#comment-2551 This is so interesting and I’d love to have the opportunity to visit you are so lucky living near all these wonderful sights and experiences on offer. I have wondered a lot lately, partly because I seriously need to declutter my own home – as a society are we now keeping too much ‘stuff’? I first thought this a few years ago when my son and I visited The Bowes Museum and there were what seemed like acres of horrific old pottery that just wasn’t nice, wasn’t decorative ( and yes of course the counter argument is beauty is in the eye of the beholder) and will certainly never be used again. To what end is it being kept? The ceiling that you talk of in this post, what use is ever going to be made of that? I know this is a controversial point of view and I’m not saying destroy everything but we must be the only society in history that has preserved so many artefacts, if that’s the correct term and I really do wonder if it’s completely the right approach. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.
Best wishes and thanks for your very interesting posts. I live in Cumbria and whilst it’s beautiful and I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else there are only pockets of art/literature/theatre up here. Which I search out ruthlessly!
Rosemary

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