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	The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum. It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[~~world’s fair~~]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha\|Prince Albert]], Queen [[Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ ~~–as~~ a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in 1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in the 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.		The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum. It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[Great Exhibition]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha\|Prince Albert]], Queen [[Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ – as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so-called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in 1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in the 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.

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	http://www.vam.ac.uk/		http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Pankratz at 09:45, 13 December 2011

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	The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum. It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[world’s fair]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Prince Albert]], Queen [[Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ –as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in 1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in the 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.		The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum. It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[world’s fair]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha\|Prince Albert]], Queen [[Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ –as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in 1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in the 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.

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	http://www.vam.ac.uk/		http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Pankratz at 09:45, 13 December 2011

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	The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum. It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[world’s fair]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Prince Albert]], [[~~Queen~~ Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ –as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in 1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in the 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.		The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum. It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[world’s fair]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Prince Albert]], Queen [[Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ –as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in 1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in the 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.

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	http://www.vam.ac.uk/		http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Pankratz at 11:14, 6 July 2010

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	The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at ~~the~~ Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum". It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[world’s fair]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Prince Albert]], [[Queen Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ –as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted ~~out~~ of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built ~~in1899~~ and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.		The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum. It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[world’s fair]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Prince Albert]], [[Queen Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ –as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in 1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in the 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.

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	http://www.vam.ac.uk/		http://www.vam.ac.uk/

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The Victoria and Albert Museum (short: V&A) at the Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London was founded in 1852 as the South-Kensington-Museum". It shows the greatest collection of art and design in the world. The Museum started off with a collection of plaster and engraved pieces of art as well as other pieces for the [[world’s fair]] in 1851. Henry Cole and [[Prince Albert]], [[Queen Victoria]]'s husband, then created a concept for a museum which should show the „Application of art in handcraft“ –as a model for the British people. The museum firstly consisted out of a couple of wooden hoods until it moved into the so called Brompton Boilers. It grew rapidly and a lot of new art was published in the extended building: artwork of Sheepshanks, Bandinel and Gherardini. The Galery of Aston Webb was built in1899 and went on until 1909. There are a couple of branches like the Science Museum or the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Theatre Museum which did not fit into the museum anymore. The Museum expanded into the Henry Cole Wing in 20th century. The building has nowadays 145 rooms on 45,000 m² and a collection of 4 billion objects which span from 5000 years of art. The entry is free except for special exhibitions.

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