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Wikipedia: The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, it was founded in 1852, and has since grown to now cover some 12.5 acres (0.05 km) and 145 galleries. Its collection spans 5000 years of art, from ancient times to the present day, in virtually every medium, from the cultures of Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa.
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![Bernini - Neptune & Triton [Bernini - Neptune & Triton]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bernini_Neptune_26_Triton_s.jpg)
![The Ceramic Staircase - Designed by Frank Moody [The Ceramic Staircase - Designed by Frank Moody]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Picture_203_s.jpg)
![Sideboard, 1867&ndash [Sideboard, 1867&ndash]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Godwinsideboard_s.jpg)
![The Becket Casket, about 1180-1190, Limoges, France, V&A Museum no. M.66-1997 [The Becket Casket, about 1180-1190, Limoges, France, V&A Museum no. M.66-1997]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Becket_casket_s.jpg)
![Donatello - The Ascension with Christ giving the Keys to St Peter [Donatello - The Ascension with Christ giving the Keys to St Peter]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Donatello_The_Ascension_with_Christ_giving_the_Keys_to_St_Peter_s.jpg)
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![Room 22 — Sculpture 1600–1870, Canova — Theseus and the Minotaur [Room 22 — Sculpture 1600–1870, Canova — Theseus and the Minotaur]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Canova_Theseus_26_Minotaur_s.jpg)
![Ionides Bequest [Ionides Bequest]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ionides_Bequest_2_s.jpg)
![Medieval and Renaissance Galleries [Medieval and Renaissance Galleries]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Beautiful_Hall_of_Replicas_s.jpg)
![Room 24 — Sculpture 1600–1870 [Room 24 — Sculpture 1600–1870]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Picture_251_s.jpg)
![North side of Garden, by Francis Fowke 1864-69 [North side of Garden, by Francis Fowke 1864-69]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/London_Victoria_and_Albert_Museum_Building_01_s.jpg)
![The John Madejski Garden - Opened in 2005 [The John Madejski Garden - Opened in 2005]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/VictoriaAlbert2_small_2_s.jpg)
![Betel container, 19th century, Filigree work in gold on a gold ground, outlined with bands of rubies and imitation... [Betel container, 19th century, Filigree work in gold on a gold ground, outlined with bands of rubies and imitation...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Betel_container_s.jpg)
![Porcelain Vase, Ming Dynasty c.1550 [Porcelain Vase, Ming Dynasty c.1550]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/WLA_vanda_Vase_Ming_Dynasty_s.jpg)
![Room 46b; Cast Court — Plaster Cast of David and The Slave, by Michelangelo. [Room 46b; Cast Court — Plaster Cast of David and The Slave, by Michelangelo.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/P1060319_s.jpg)
![Canova - Theseus [Canova - Theseus]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Canova_Theseus_s.jpg)
![Bernini - Neptune & Triton [Bernini - Neptune & Triton]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/London_Victoria_and_Albert_Museum_Sculpture_04_s.jpg)
![Bodhisattva Maitreya, Gandhara, Pakistan, Kusana Dynasty, 2nd-4th century AD [Bodhisattva Maitreya, Gandhara, Pakistan, Kusana Dynasty, 2nd-4th century AD]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/WLA_vanda_Pakistan_Kusana_Dynasty_Bodhisattva_Maitreya_s.jpg)
![Model of Bramante's Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio, unknown maker 1830-1900 [Model of Bramante's Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio, unknown maker 1830-1900]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/WLA_vanda_Model_of_Bramantes_Tempietto_of_San_Pietro_in_Montorio_s.jpg)
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![Detail of the iron gates by Christopher Hay and Douglas Coyne c.1980 [Detail of the iron gates by Christopher Hay and Douglas Coyne c.1980]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum_royal_arms_and_logo_s.jpg)
![Samson Slaying a Philistine (Giambologna) c1562, [Samson Slaying a Philistine (Giambologna) c1562,]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/London_Victoria_and_Albert_Museum_Sculpture_05_s.jpg)
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