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                                            Contents

                                            4    A year in snapshot

                                            8    Chairman’s foreword

                                            10   Director’s foreword

                                            12   Exhibitions and displays

                                            18   A new future in east London

                                            20   V&A Museum of Childhood reimagined

                                            22   Welcome to Dundee

                                            24   The national picture

Right: The Ruddock Family Cast Court,
Room 46a. © Victoria and Albert
                                            28   Cutting-edge research
Museum, London

Cover: V&A Dundee. © Hufton+Crow            30   A world-class learning experience
Page 5: HRH the Duchess of
Cambridge opening the V&A                   32   Acquisitions
Photography Centre, 2018.
© Jack Hill/Pool via Reuters

Page 6: Dan Vo. © Theo Cottle               38   International
Page 7: David Bowie Is installation
view. © Jonathan Dorado,                    40   Financial Review
Brooklyn Museum

All images © Victoria and
Albert Museum, London, unless
                                            41   Support
otherwise stated

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A YEAR IN SNAPSHOT

    Transformational plans for V&A
    Museum of Childhood unveiled
    Ambitious plans to transform the much-              Vision for V&A East revealed
    loved Bethnal Green institution into a              A collection and research centre offering unprecedented behind the scenes access
    world-leading design museum for children,           to V&A collections and a new museum featuring a world-first partnership with the
    families and young people are unveiled              Smithsonian Institution are announced, set to open 2023

                                                                                                                                                         Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up is extended due to popular demand
                                                                                                                                                         The exhibition offers new insight into the life and work of the celebrated Mexican                   HRH The Duchess of
                                                                                                                                                         artist, featuring over 200 objects from Kahlo’s personal archive exhibited outside                   Cambridge becomes
                                                                                                                                                         Mexico for the first time                                                                            Royal Patron to the V&A

                                                                                                        Cast Courts reopen with new
                                                                                                        access into Trajan’s Column
                                                                                                        The V&A’s full-scale replica of Trajan’s                                                           First phase of the Photography Centre opens
                                                                                                        Column opens permanently to the public,
                                                                                                                                                         V&A display commemorates                          Display space dedicated to photography doubles – the new suite of galleries features
    V&A Dundee opens                                                                                    the final part of a five-year FuturePlan         Maqdala 1868                                      over 600 objects telling the story of the medium, from daguerreotype to digital. The V&A
    Scotland’s first design museum exceeds its first-year visitor predictions in just six months,       project to restore the iconic galleries to       The display prompts a timely conversation         continued to acquire landmark photographs for its collection including its first digital-born
    welcoming over 500,000 people                                                                       their Victorian glory                            about objects with contested heritage             commission by Penelope Umbrico and a major series Off-Pointe by Mary McCartney

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                                                                                                         Recognition for V&A Staff
                                                                                                         Dan Vo wins the Museums Change
    #WeWantQuant campaign prompts 35 acquisitions                                                        Lives Radical Changemaker Award for              Tickets sell out in 19 days                    Jameel Prize celebrates 10th year
    Over 1,000 people respond to a public call-out to track down rare garments by Mary Quant,            establishing tours exploring LGBTQ-related       Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams joins the   The exhibition, which celebrates contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition,
    resulting in a section of the exhibition dedicated to personal stories, and 35 acquisitions          objects in the V&A’s collection                  V&A’s most popular exhibitions                 tours to the Jameel Art Centre in Dubai

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sustainability awards for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Fashioned from Nature
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The V&A won both the Creative Green’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Creative Programming Award and the
    Videogames: Design/ Play/                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Walpole Group’s Luxury with a Heart
    Disrupt achieves critical acclaim                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Award, awarded to an “institution or
    The V&A held the first exhibition                                                                                                                                                                                                                      individual that has consistently dedicated
    celebrating videogames as one of the              Two million visit David Bowie Is                                                                    Busiest day on record at V&A Museum of Childhood                                                 themselves to making the world a
    most important design fields of our time          A record for a V&A touring exhibition, achieved during the 12th stop on its world tour              An event celebrating Chinese New Year welcomes 5,195 people                                      better place”

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                                 Chairman’s foreword
                                 This was a second exceptionally strong year in a row for visitors to the museum.
                                 More than 4.8 million people passed through our doors across several sites,
                                 and we feel immensely proud to be one of the world’s top 10 most-visited
                                 art museums.
                                       At the same time, we have been stimulated by a succession of new
                                 openings: nine months after the opening of the V&A Gallery at Design Society
                                 in Shekou, V&A Dundee opened on the banks of the Tay to widespread acclaim.
                                 The official opening was made by our Patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge,
                                 accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge. Visitor numbers have wildly
                                 exceeded those forecast, and the museum has played a prominent part in the
                                 regeneration of the city.
                                       In London, it has been a year of notable exhibitions – Christian Dior:
                                 Designer of Dreams, Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up, Videogames: Design/Play/
                                 Disrupt and A Pirate’s Life for Me are just four which drew the crowds. And
                                 David Bowie Is completed its 12-venue world tour with a hugely successful
                                 run at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. In total, it was enjoyed by over
                                 2 million visitors.
                                       Meanwhile, we are gearing up for a reimagined V&A Museum of Childhood,
                                 with a major refit to take east London’s first museum to even greater heights.
                                 And we continue to plan V&A East, with a new museum in the Queen Elizabeth
                                 Olympic Park in Stratford, as well as a vast new collection and research
                                 centre, which promises to take collections storage and open-access to a new
                                 level, something entirely unique for the UK. More than half the population
                                 of London now lives east of Tower Bridge, so it is exciting to bring the public
                                 programme, values and educational remit of our institution to a new,
                                 ever-expanding audience.
                                       On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank our many
                                 generous philanthropists, supporters and donors and our V&A Members who
                                 have supported our efforts so handsomely across the year. I would also like to
                                 congratulate the Director of the museum, Dr Tristram Hunt, upon his second
                                 very successful year at the V&A, and all the staff and volunteers for their endless
                                 efforts to keep the museum exciting, relevant, scholarly and respected.

                                 NICHOLAS COLERIDGE CBE
                                 CHAIRMAN, V&A

The V&A Exhibition Road
Quarter. © Victoria and Albert
Museum, London

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                                     Director’s foreword
                                     This year marks the bicentenary of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s
                                     births, and there could therefore not be a more appropriate moment to reflect
                                     on the founding principles of the museum, and to consider how the V&A’s
                                     activities today continue to realise Albert’s pioneering vision.
                                          Prince Albert was the instigator of the 1851 “Great Exhibition of the Works
                                     of Industry of All Nations”, which provided the initial funds and collections
                                     for the museum that would come to bear his name. His ambition was to
                                     highlight innovation and design from around the world, a calling which he
                                     shared with the V&A’s first Director Henry Cole. Both Albert and Cole were
                                     passionate about improving education for the nation, affording British artists,
                                     designers and craftspeople the opportunity to be inspired by objects drawn
                                     from different cultures, peoples and practices. With the opening of the first
                                     phase of our Photography Centre last year, and the conclusion of the Cast Courts
                                     refurbishment in December, we have tapped into these founding principles and
                                     reimagined them for today’s audiences.
                                          Today, the V&A’s civic mission goes far beyond London, with the opening of
                                     V&A Dundee bringing the V&A and its collections to new audiences in Tayside.
                                     Last year we also unveiled plans for an exciting major redevelopment of the V&A
                                     Museum of Childhood, which will transform the museum into a world-leading
                                     centre of design and creativity for children, families and young people. And our
                                     DesignLab Nation programme of loans and partnerships with regional museums
                                     continues to grow and expand to new venues, as part of our efforts to support
                                     the teaching of the Design and Technology curriculum around the UK.
                                          At South Kensington, we have also been reflecting on the changing history
                                     and meaning of some of our collections. In April 2018 we opened Maqdala 1868,
                                     a free display which examines the uncomfortable past behind a collection of
                                     Ethiopian objects, taken in the 19th century by British troops, which are now
                                     part of the V&A collection. As we expand into the future, we must also keep
                                     track of just how fast the past is changing.
                                          Prince Albert conceived of a museum which would be at the forefront of
                                     design education and cultural collaboration. As we roll out our programme of
                                     celebrations for his bicentenary year, we are proud that his vision remains at the
                                     heart of the V&A today.

                                     DR TRISTRAM HUNT
                                     DIRECTOR, V&A

The Bern and Ronny Schwartz
Gallery, Room 100, V&A
Photography Centre. © Victoria and
Albert Museum, London

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                                                                                                                      EXHIBITIONS

                                                                                                                      Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic
                                                                                                                      9 December 2017-8 April 2018
                                                                                                                      Supported by the Unwin Charitable Trust

exhibitions
                                                                                                                      This multi-sensory and playful exhibition explored the
                                                                                                                      magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh – one of the most adored
                                                                                                                      fictional characters of all time.
                                                                                                                      Curators: Annemarie Bilclough and Emma Laws

                                                                                                                      With additional support from Old Possum's Practical Trust

and displays                                                                                                          Ocean Liners: Speed & Style
                                                                                                                                                                                     Installation view of Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic.
                                                                                                                                                                                     © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

                                                                                                                      3 February-17 June 2018
                                                                                                                      Sponsored by Viking Cruises

                                                                                                                      Showcasing the extraordinary design stories of international
                                                                                                                      ocean liners and their cultural impact over more than a
                                                                                                                      century, this exhibition presented a journey through the
                                                                                                                      world’s greatest ocean liners.
                                                                                                                      Curators: Ghislaine Wood and Daniel Finamore

                                                                                                                                                                                     Installation view of Ocean Liners: Speed & Style. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

                                                                                                                      Century of the Child: Nordic Design for
                                                                                                                      Children 1900 to Today
                                                                                                                      30 March-2 September 2018
                                                                                                                      V&A Museum of Childhood

                                                                                                                      From BRIO to LEGO, Marimekko and the Moomins, this
     Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams                                                                               exhibition gathered the best and most progressive Nordic
     2 February-1 September 2019                                                                                      designs, architecture and art for children.
     Supported by Swarovski                                                                                           Created by Museum Vandalorum, Sweden, in collaboration with
                                                                                                                      Designmuseum Danmark and Design Museum Helsinki
     Spanning 1947 to the present day, this exhibition
     traced the history and impact of one of the 20th
     century’s most influential couturiers, and explored
     the enduring influence of the fashion house and
     Dior’s relationship with Britain.
     Curator: Oriole Cullen
                                                                                                                                                                                     Installation view of Century of the Child: Nordic Design for Children 1900 to Today.
                                                           Installation view of Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams.                                                                  © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
     With further support from American Express                            © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Fashioned From Nature                                                                                                                               The Jameel Prize 5
21 April 2018-27 January 2019                                                                                                                       30 June-25 November 2018
Supported by the European Confederation of                                                                                                          In partnership with Art Jameel
Flax and Hemp - CELC
                                                                                                                                                    The Jameel Prize is an international award for contemporary
Highlighting fashion’s reliance on nature for raw materials                                                                                         art and design inspired by Islamic tradition. Its aim is to
and inspiration, the exhibition explored the relationship                                                                                           explore the relationship between Islamic traditions of art,
between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day.                                                                                            craft and design and contemporary work as part of a wider
Curator: Edwina Ehrman                                                                                                                              debate about Islamic culture and its role today.
                                                                                                                                                    Curators: Tim Stanley and Salma Tuqan
Additional support form G-Star RAW

                                                                Installation view of Fashioned From Nature. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London                                                                  Installation view of The Jameel Prize 5. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Future Starts Here                                                                                                                              Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt
12 May-4 November 2018                                                                                                                              8 September 2018-24 February 2019
Supported by Volkswagen Group
                                                                                                                                                    This exhibition gave a unique insight into the design
From smart appliances to satellites, artificial intelligence                                                                                        process behind videogames – one of the most important
to internet culture, this exhibition brought together more                                                                                          and far-reaching design mediums of our time. Design work,
than 100 objects, presenting a landscape of possibilities                                                                                           including concept art and prototypes, featured alongside
for the near future.                                                                                                                                large-scale immersive installations.
Curators: Mariana Pestana and Rory Hyde                                                                                                             Curators: Marie Foulston and Kristian Volsing

                                                                                                                                                    Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation

                                                                Installation view of The Future Starts Here. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up                                                                                                                     “This is the first
16 June-18 November 2018
Sponsored by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland                                                                                                            major exhibition to
This exhibition presented an extraordinary collection of                                                                                            treat games as a modern
personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, based on the remarkable discovery                                                                                       cultural force… for
in 2004 of her personal possessions in her life-long home.
Curators: Claire Wilcox and Circe Henestrosa                                                                                                        anyone interested in
With support from Aeromexico, Art Mentor Foundation                                                                                                 the artistic, emotional
Lucerne and GRoW @ Annenberg
                                                                                                                                                    and radical potential
                                                                                                                                                    of video games”
                                                                Installation view of Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up.                               — The Guardian                                                Installation view of Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt.
                                                                © Victoria and Albert Museum, London                                                                                                              © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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A Pirate’s Life for Me                                                                                                                              Eclectic: The Julie and Robert Breckman          Myth And Mortality: The Fairytale World       The Shakespeare of English Furniture:
20 October 2018-22 April 2019                                                                                                                       Collections at the V&A                           of Carolein Smit                              Designs by Thomas Chippendale
V&A Museum of Childhood                                                                                                                             11 September 2017-29 April 2018                  20 March-30 September 2018                    28 August 2018-24 March 2019
Sponsored by Playmobil                                                                                                                                                                               Supported by the Mondriaan Fund; the Royal
                                                                                                                                                    Lustrous Surfaces: Lacquer in Asia and Beyond    Netherlands Embassy; Dinko Valerio and        Artificially Intelligent
Developed in collaboration with children, this exhibition’s                                                                                         14 October 2017-16 September 2018                Hester Eriks                                  1 September-31 December 2018
immersive and playful set design took its young visitors into                                                                                       With thanks to the Overseas Korean                                                             Supported using public funding by
an imaginary swashbuckling world of adventure and                                                                                                   Cultural Heritage Foundation and Toshiba         Maqdala 1868                                  the National Lottery through Arts
exploration where they travelled from a moody coastal inn                                                                                           International Foundation                         5 April 2018-30 June 2019                     Council England
to a tropical treasure island in search of sparkling riches.
At its heart, a large-scale pirate ship inspired learning                                                                                           Poppies                                          The Old Vic at 200                            Portmeirion: Pottery Trendsetter
through active play.                                                                                                                                1 November 2017-21 November 2018                 20 April-20 November 2018                     31 October 2018-28 July 2019
Curator: William Newton                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Supported by Portmeirion
                                                                                                                                                    Chinese Snuff Bottles in the V&A                 Beano: A Manual for Mischief
                                                                                                                                                    1 November 2017-31 May 2018                      15 May-12 August 2018                         A Home for All: Six Experiments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   in Social Housing
                                                                                                                                                    Into the Woods: Trees in Photography             Windswept Baby: Ceramics, Writing and Craft   24 November 2018-30 June 2019
                                                                                                                                                    18 November 2017-22 April 2018                   18 May-12 August 2018                         Presented by the V&A+RIBA Architecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Supported using public funding from           Partnership
                                                                                                                                                    Anthony Crickmay: Photographing People           Arts Council England
                                                                                                                                                    and Performance                                                                                Painting in Miniature, Pastel and Watercolour
                                                                                                                                                    21 November 2017-10 June 2018                    V&A Illustration Awards                       at the Royal Academy, 1768-1810
                                                                                                                                                                                                     15 May-25 June 2018                           1 December 2018-28 April 2019
                                                                                                                                                    Sister Brother                                   Generously supported by the Enid Linder
                                                                                                                                                    25 November 2017-20 May 2018                     Foundation and the Moira Gemmill              Beatrix Potter’s Art: ‘Drawn with Design’
                                                                                                                                                    V&A Museum of Childhood                          Memorial Fund                                 18 February-17 November 2019

                                                                                                                                                    The Artful Book: 70 Years of the Folio Society   Door to Design                                Exquisite Artistry: Victorian Jewellery Designs
                                                                                                                                                    22 December 2017-1 May 2018                      26 May-23 September 2018                      by the Firm of John Brogden
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Supported by John Lyon’s Charity and the      19 February-1 September 2019
                                                                                                                                                    Printing a Modern World: Commercial              National Lottery Heritage Fund
                                                                                                                                                    Graphics in the 1930s                                                                          Ivan Kyncl: In The Minute
                                                                                                                                                    3 February-19 August 2018                        Perched                                       19 February-7 July 2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                     16 June 2018-21 April 2019
                                                                                                                                                    Testimonial: The Life Story of a                                                               Pietre Dure: Highlights from the Rosalinde and
                                                                                                                                                    Monumental Vase                                  Chance and Control: Art in the                Arthur Gilbert Collection
                                                                Installation shot of A Pirate’s Life for Me. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
                                                                                                                                                    9 February 2017-31 July 2018                     Age of Computers                              22 March 2019-20 March 2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                     7 July-18 November 2018
                                                                                                                                                    Dream On                                                                                       Cairo Streets
                                                                                                                                                    10 February 2018-20 January 2019                 Visual Feast: Silvia Weidenbach in the        26 April 2019-26 April 2020
                                                                                                                                                    V&A Museum of Childhood                          Gilbert Galleries
                                                                                                                                                                                                     9 July 2018-7 January 2019
                                                                                                                                                    Without Walls: Disability and Innovation in      Supported by the Gilbert Trust for the Arts
                                                                                                                                                    Building Design
                                                                                                                                                    10 February-21 October 2018                      Censored! Stage, Screen, Society at 50
                                                                                                                                                    In collaboration with Accentuate History         10 July 2018-27 January 2019
                                                                                                                                                    of Place, supported by the National Lottery
                                                                                                                                                    Heritage Fund                                    ‘Chippendale in the Drawing Room’: Beatrix
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Potter’s Fascination with Furniture
                                                                                                                                                                                                     28 August 2018-17 February 2019

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Internal render view of a flexible display space in the new V&A collection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and research centre at Here East, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     © Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2018

                                                                                                                                              External render view of the new V&A museum at East Bank, designed by
                                                                                                                                              O’Donnell + Tuomey. © O’Donnell + Tuomey/ Ninety90, 2018
V&A East vision revealed                                       The V&A East move includes:

                                                               250,000 objects
Since its founding more than 150 years ago, the V&A has
made an irrefutable and consistent case for “art for all”.
This defining purpose remains central to our mission as we                                                                                    “V&A East is one of the most significant moments in the history of the V&A,

                                                               1,000 archives                                                                 giving us the opportunity to make a step change in our museological practice and
renew our commitment to promote access and education in a
fast-changing world.
      The V&A East project will create two sites in Queen                                                                                     thinking, and allowing us to revolutionise both access to our collections and the
Elizabeth Olympic Park, London – a brand-new museum
at East Bank, and a new collection and research centre at
Here East. Opening in 2023, V&A East will also host a unique
                                                               350,000 library books                                                          breadth of experiences we can offer visitors.
                                                                                                                                                  Two of the most exciting contemporary architecture practices – O’Donnell + Tuomey
and unprecedented partnership between the V&A and the                                                                                         and Diller Scofido + Renfro – have responded to the challenge with great skill and
Smithsonian Institution – the largest museum and research
complex in the world.
                                                                                                                                              imagination, helping us to open our doors, our minds and our archives, to create a world
      V&A East brings a compelling new opportunity to                                                                                         of future possibility for the communities living in the Olympic boroughs and beyond.
revolutionise access to the world’s greatest collection of
                                                                                                                                                  In addition, our pioneering partnership with the Smithsonian Institution will bring
art, design and performance. Around 250,000 objects and
1,000 archives will be moved to east London, including                                                                                        together the collections and expertise of two extraordinary cultural institutions,
Frank Lloyd Wright’s plywood-panelled 1930s office for                                                                                        spanning the arts, humanities, science and nature, enabling us to tell relevant,
Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J Kaufmann,
and the 15th-century marquetry ceiling from the                                                                                               topical and powerful stories responding to the world in which we live”
now-destroyed Altamira Palace near Toledo, Spain.
                                                                          Internal render view showing the Altamira Ceiling in the new        — Tim Reeve, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, V&A
                                                                           V&A collection and research centre at Here East, designed by
                                                                                 Diller Scofidio + Renfro. © Diller Scofidio + Renfro, 2018

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                                                                                                                                                                   “The new V&A
                                                                                                                                                                   Museum of

of Childhood
                                                                                                                                                                   Childhood will ignite
                                                                                                                                                                   the imagination,
                                                                                                                                                                   inspire curiosity
                                                                                                                                                                   and build creative

reimagined                                                                                                                                                         confidence through
                                                                                                                                                                   our collections”
                                                                                                                                                                   — Gina Koutsika, Creative &
                                                                                                                                                                   Skills Director, V&A Museum
                                                                                                                                                                   of Childhood

                                                                    Local children with lead architects AOC in the V&A Museum
                                                                    of Childhood Open Studio. © Jeff Spicer

                                                                    Transforming the V&A Museum of Childhood
                                                                    The V&A Museum of Childhood is beloved by its local community with    The Kaleidoscope, a feature staircase for the Main Hall inspired by
                                                                    a unique and wonderful story to tell as east London’s first museum.   optical toys, and a new lower ground entrance to improve access for
                                                                    In October 2018, V&A Director Tristram Hunt announced a major         school groups and families with buggies.
                                                                    redevelopment project that will enable it to become a museum of            AOC Architecture is leading on the overall redesign of the
                                                                    design and creativity for children, families and young people and     museum and three new galleries. In preparation, the exhibition
                                                                    unlock its huge potential to fire imagination and spark ingenuity.    space has been transformed into a working design studio.
                                                                         The V&A’s world-class collections are at the heart of this new   In Open Studio, visitors are encouraged to physically hold and
                                                                    mission. The redevelopment will draw on the full scope of the V&A’s   interact with objects, test out display ideas and feedback on
                                                                    collections of art, design and performance.                           work in progress.
                                                                         With a mandate set by local school children to become                 Open Studio builds on the museum’s commitment towards
                                                                    the world’s “most joyful” museum, De Matos Ryan and AOC               co-design – the practice by which visitors become active, creative
                                                                    Architecture have been appointed to lead the transformation of the    participants. Children, teachers, families and community groups are all
                                                                    museum’s building and galleries. De Matos Ryan’s proposals include    central to the transformation of the new V&A Museum of Childhood.
           Visualisation of the new landscape and reimagined
         entrance to the Museum, including a new entrance at
                             lower ground level. © Pillar Visuals

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                               V&A Dundee opened on 15 September 2018 as Scotland’s first
                               design museum and an international centre for inspiration,
                               discovery and learning. In its first year, visitors to V&A Dundee
                               have experienced the remarkable story of Scottish design past,

to Dundee
                               present and future, and the vital contribution design makes to
                               all our lives.
                                     Designed by internationally acclaimed Japanese architect
                               Kengo Kuma, V&A Dundee stands at the centre of the £1 billion
                               transformation of the Dundee waterfront, once part of the
                               city’s docklands. With its complex geometry, inspired by the
                               dramatic cliffs along the east coast of Scotland, it stretches out
                               into the River Tay – a new landmark reconnecting the city with
                               its historic waterfront, and a major new cultural development
                               for Scotland and the UK.

                                  Boost for Dundee                                                  “V&A Dundee is the
                                  “A coastal college town, Dundee has                               first international design
                                  emerged as Scotland's coolest city”
                                  – The Wall Street Journal
                                                                                                    museum in Scotland
                                                                                                    and a vital new creative
                                  £16 million                                                       hub for the city”
                                                                                                    – Philip Long, Director, V&A Dundee
                                  was the increase in the value of Dundee
                                  tourism in the space of a year, bolstered
                                  by the “V&A effect”

                                  443,000                                                           Visitor numbers
                                  people travelled to Dundee by train
                                  between the museum opening and March
                                  2019 – a 14% increase compared to the
                                                                                                    500,000
                                  previous year                                                     people visited in the first six months –
                                                                                                    double pre-opening estimates

                                  42%
                                  more visitors went to Discovery Point, the
                                                                                                    22,600
                                  waterfront home of RRS Discovery and                              people attended the two-day 3D Festival
                                  neighbour of the V&A Dundee, in 2018                              that launched V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee © Hufton Crow

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The national
                                                              1 Blackburn
                                                              2 Coventry
                                                              3 Sheffield
                                                              4 Stoke-on-Trent
                                                                                                            Supporting regional museums

picture
                                                              5 Sunderland

                                                                                                            Highly valued by regional organisations in England and
                                                                                                            Wales, the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund
                                                                                                            has been administered by the V&A since 1881. This year, Arts
                                                                                                            Council England confirmed a grant of £3 million to support
                                                                                                            the work of the Fund for a further four years until 2022. The
                                                                                                            Fund reopened to applications on 12 September 2018 and
                                                                                                            received 92 applications from 66 different organisations
                                                                                                            across England and Wales during the year. It awarded 65
                                                                                                            grants totalling £528,084. The Fund enables everyone to
                                                                                                            engage with the best of what has been and what is being
                                                                                                            created in the UK, and elsewhere, through their local
                                                                                                            museums, galleries and libraries.
                                                                                                                  With support from the fund, Touchstones Rochdale,
                                                                                                            which is home to an art gallery, museum and local studies
                                                                                                            centre, bought Rachel Kneebone’s 2017 artwork What is
                                                                                                            remembered in the body is well remembered. The work was
                                                                                                            part of a series of new sculptures made for a solo exhibition at
                                                                                                            the gallery at the end of 2018. The exhibition was accompanied
                                                                                                            by a specially commissioned piece of contemporary dance
                                                                                                    5       choreographed by the critically acclaimed TC Howard in
                                                                                                            collaboration with women from Rochdale and the Greater
                                                                                                            Manchester area.
                                                                                                                  The Young Gallery in Salisbury acquired a group of
                                                                                                            works by Ian McKeever to represent the artist’s career
                                                                                                            in printmaking. The purchase consolidates a long-term
                                                                                            1               collaboration with the artist, who lives close to the gallery.
                                                                                                        3         In addition to managing the Purchase Grant Fund,
                                                                                                            staff at the V&A support regional acquisitions by advising
                                                                                                4           external funding bodies on the importance of objects and
                                                                                                            formally objecting to the export of nationally significant
                                                                                                            objects. We gave formal advice on 6,069 objects across the
                                                                                                        2
                                                                                                            government indemnity scheme, conditional exemption,
                                                                                                            export licences and acceptance-in-lieu, and the National
                                                                                                            Lottery Heritage Fund.

                                                                                                               65 grants
                                                          Map Key:                                             totalling over £528,084 have
                                                               DesignLab Nation cities                         been awarded by the Purchase
Rachel Kneebone, What is remembered in the body is
well remembered, 2017 (porcelain, corian and adhesive),        Purchase Grant Fund awards                      Grant Fund in 2018-19
at Touchstones, Rochdale. © Len Grant. Courtesy of the
artist and White Cube.

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DesignLab Nation expands                                                                                                               UK touring exhibitions                                             2,051
The V&A’s three-year flagship national secondary schools                                                                               Four exhibitions (Clangers, Bagpuss & Co, Woman’s Hour Craft       V&A objects went on loan to
programme aims to inspire the next generation of designers,                                                                            Prize, Game Plan and Pop Art in Print) toured to 12 different      231 venues across the UK
makers and innovators across the country, and to help young                                                                            venues and were seen by more than 190,000 people.
people develop the essential skills for the workplace of the

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future: critical thinking, creativity and collaboration.
     After a successful pilot year (2017-18) working with
museums, designers and schools in two areas of the UK
(Blackburn and Coventry), we have expanded our reach and                                                                                                                                                  students across the country
this year have delivered the programme in an additional                                                                                                                                                   took part in DesignLab Nation
three regions: Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland. In
each participating region, we partner with a museum and a
professional designer. Together, we deliver in-depth design
projects to local secondary school groups and continuing                                                                                                                                                  68
professional development sessions for regional networks
                                                                                                                                                                                                          teachers took part in
of teachers. These activities are supported by the loan of
relevant objects from the V&A’s collections for public display                                                                                                                                            DesignLab Nation
in the regional museums. All participating students visit
both their local museum and the V&A during their project,
as well as engaging with other local design industries,
colleges and universities. This programme supports the
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teaching of the new Design and Technology (D&T) GCSE.                                                                                                                                                     objects from the V&A’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                          collection were loaned to
DesignLab Nation is generously supported by
Art Fund, The Foyle Foundation, Sarah Nichols,
                                                                                                                                                                                                          partner museums
The Staples Trust, The Zochonis Charitable Trust,
Outset Contemporary Art Fund and other kind supporters.
                                                                 The Strawberry Hill Chair, Richard Bentley, 1755. Loaned to
                                                                 Strawberry Hill’s exhibition Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill:
                                                                 Masterpieces from Horace Walpole’s Collection. Purchased with
                                                                                                                                       Marie-Kathrin Blanck worked as Assistant Curator
                                                                                                                                       for Photographs during her traineeship at the V&A.
                                                                                                                                       © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
                                                                                                                                                                                                          190,409
                                                                 the assistance of the Brigadier Clark Fund through Art Fund                                                                              people visited V&A national
                                                                                                                                                                                                          touring exhibitions

                                                                                                                                       Training and development
                                                                 Loans                                                                 The Victoria and Albert Museum Photography Curators’
                                                                                                                                       Training Programme, supported by Art Fund, is in partnership
                                                                 231 venues across the UK received 2,051 V&A objects on loan:          with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter for 2018-19.      Knowledge networks
                                                                 557 objects went on short-term loan while 1,494 objects               Marie-Kathrin Blanck spent six months working as an Assistant
                                                                 went on long-term loan. Highlights include eight objects to           Photography Curator at the V&A, moving to the Royal Albert      Knowledge networks are a means for museum staff to share
                                                                 Strawberry Hill’s exhibition Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill:       Memorial Museum (RAMM), Exeter, in April 2019.                  research and expertise with institutions around the country.
                                                                 Masterpieces from Horace Walpole’s Collection (20 October                  Learning Academy Courses are attended by museum            V&A staff are active in more than 10 different knowledge
                                                                 2018-24 February 2019) which aimed to show some of the                colleagues from across the UK. A recent Professional            networks, from the Theatre and Performance Research
                                                                 finest objects in Walpole’s famous collection in their original       Development Course welcomed attendees from the Hatton           Association to the Architectural Models Network.
                                                                 locations, to celebrate the tercentenary of his birth.                Gallery, Newcastle; Chiltern Way Academy; the National Trust;        The V&A is a founding partner of Culture in Crisis,
                                                                      Twenty-six objects were loaned from the Metalwork                the Bank of England Museum; The North of England Zoological     bringing together those with a shared interest in protecting
                                                                 collections to Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum for its large-scale          Society and the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.              cultural heritage, providing a forum for sharing information,
                                                                 exhibition Spellbound: Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft                        The V&A/RCA History of Design Postgraduate programme,      inspiring and supporting action and raising public
                                                                 (31 August 2018-16 January 2019), which explored the                  delivered in collaboration with the Royal College of Art, is    awareness. A conference, Planning for the Unthinkable,
                                                                 concept of “magical thinking”.                                        training approximately 90 students this year.                   was held at the V&A on 29 November 2018.
Blow Away by Front Design. Given by Moooi

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research
                                 V&A Research Institute                                             Postgraduate study
                                 The V&A Research Institute (VARI) hosts a five-year                Postgraduate programmes continue to be an important part
                                 programme of projects and teaching partnerships that               of the V&A’s research culture, involving collaborations with
                                 aims to experiment with new ways of displaying, accessing          a number of higher education institutions across the UK.
                                 and interpreting objects. Since its launch in 2016, the            This year we welcomed six new PhD students through the
                                 programme, which is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon              AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme. We
                                 Foundation, has enabled collaborative research projects            were also delighted that one of our recent students, Matthew
                                 that are bringing new scholarship to bear on the V&A’s             Wells (V&A/RCA), won the prestigious 2019 Theodor-Fischer-
                                 collections. VARI seeks to foster collaboration among              Preis, awarded by the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in
                                 museum professionals, artists and different communities            Munich for producing a PhD dissertation of outstanding quality
                                 of knowledge, using these collaborations as a way to               in the field of 19th-21st-century architectural history.
                                 develop innovative approaches to access the collections                 In addition to collaborative doctorates, this year the V&A
                                 and knowledge about them.                                          has also welcomed doctoral students to undertake AHRC-
                                                                                                    funded placements, working on the past, present and future
                                                                                                    of creative industries in east London, the Anthropocene, and

                                 Collaborative research                                             diplomatic exchanges between the Ottoman Empire and
                                                                                                    the Low Countries. And at MA level, our History of Design
                                                                                                    and Material Culture course, co-taught by the V&A and the
                                 The Opening the Cabinet of Curiosities research project came       Royal College of Art, continues to train the next generation of
                                 to fruition. Exploring the 19th-century legacy of the early        collections-based researchers.
                                 modern cabinet of curiosities, and its influence on 21st-century
                                 modes of display and art practice, this project has brought
                                 researchers and artists together to investigate some of the
                                 histories of collecting represented in the V&A.
                                      Such collaborations between researchers and practitioners
                                 have been a continued and strong aspect of VARI’s work and
                                 public engagement, leading to the creation of new work that
                                 has been showcased and shared at events such as London
                                 Design Festival and the Courtauld Institute of Art’s annual
                                 RES|FEST.

                                 Ongoing investment in digital
                                 Research in the digital sphere has been a particular focus
                                 this year, with VARI research projects piloting new ways in
                                 which digital technologies can make the V&A’s research and
                                 collections more widely available to a global audience. One
                                 project that exemplifies this digital focus is Deciphering
                                 Dickens, which is trialling crowd-sourced transcription as a
                                 collaborative tool for transcribing our important collections of
                                 manuscripts by Charles Dickens.

               Cupboard painted with a trompe l'oeil cabinet of
               curiosities, unknown maker, 1678-80. Given by Anna                                   Participants at the Dickens Universe Conference 2018 in
               Alma-Tadema in memory of Lady Alma-Tadema.                                           San Diego decipher manuscript pages from Little Dorrit,
               © Victoria and Albert Museum                                                         part of Deciphering Dickens. © Mira Rao

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                                                                                                                                                                                       25,000

learning
                                                                                                                                                                                       people visited the two-day
                                                                                                                                                                                       Digital Design Weekend

                                                                                                                                                                                       19,000

experience
                                                                                                                                                                                       people came to the V&A Mexican Day
                                                                                                                                                                                       of the Dead festival

                                                                                             The Mexican Day of the Dead Festival. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

                                                                                                               The V&A is committed to sharing knowledge and inspiring              workshops. International engineering firm Arup co-designed
                                                                                                               future generations. Our work over the past year has continued        several workshops with the Learning Programmes team to
                                                                                                               towards a larger vision of redefining museum learning for the        reach over 23,000 people in the past five years. Programming
                                                                                                               21st century to ensure it meets the needs of learners in a fast-     was devised to engage audiences with the collections, and the
                                                                                                               changing world. We have developed several innovative strands         Families team worked with Waugh Thistleton Architects on
                                                                                                               of programming, including festivals, pop-up performances and         Imagination Station – a Christmas drop-in activity reaching
                                                                                                               national initiatives, alongside our core work of delivering world-   1,279 participants.
                                                                                                               class school, digital, family, young people, community, African-          We collaborated with Sadler’s Wells on a new, playful,
                                                                                                               heritage and continuing-education programmes. As a result            intergenerational performance to mark the opening of the V&A
                                                                                                               the museum’s visitor and learning experiences have reached an        Photography Centre. Held in this new space, the performance
                                                                                                               increasingly wide and diverse audience.                              was created by alumni and performers from two companies
                                                                                                                     Since 2014, the V&A Families programme has partnered           hosted by Sadler’s Wells: National Youth Dance Company and
                                                                                                               with world-class creative practitioners, such as artist Gayle        Company of Elders, whose dancers range from 60 to 89 years
                                                                                                               Chong Kwan and costume and set designer Ryan Dawson                  old. Dancing Memories ran from October 2018 to February 2019
                                                                                                               Laight, to reach thousands of participants in practical              and reached 935 people.

The Kids Takeover Day at the V&A Museum of Childhood. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Acquisitions
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                                                                                                                            351,936
                                                  Developing the V&A’s collections is essential to ensure the
                                                  ongoing evolution of the world’s leading museum of art, design
                                                  and performance. The museum’s new acquisitions represent
                                                  the best of historic and contemporary design and reflect                  items were added to
                                                  changing and diverse societies.                                           the collection
                                                       The V&A’s collection stands at 2.7 million items, which
                                                  includes 1.5 million museum objects and works of art, and over
                                                  a million library items. This year, the museum increased its
                                                  archival collections to over 1,000 objects.
                                                       In 2018-19, a total of 351,936 items were added to the
                                                  collection, with a value of £6 million. Of this, the cost of objects
                                                  purchased was £2.2 million, made possible by funding largely
                                                  from external sources, including generous support from Art
                                                  Fund, V&A Members, the National Heritage Memorial Fund,
                                                  Samsung and many private donors. The value of objects
                                                  donated, either directly or via the Acceptance in Lieu scheme,
                                                  was £5.3 million.
                                                       The V&A continues to play a significant role in the fight
                                                  to save key heritage objects for the nation, safeguarding their
                                                  future in national public collections. The continued acquisition
                                                  of historical and contemporary design objects adds to the
                                                  overall understanding of the collections and challenges
                                                  established interpretations of particular periods, styles
                                                  or movements.

                                                  Casket, c.1650-1700                                                    Copy of The Arch of Triumph, Palmyra,
                                                  Viceroyalty of Peru (Colombia), Wood with                              Syria, 2018
Portrait of James Adam with the Capital of        barniz de Pasto decoration                                             Egyptian marble, CNC milled, painted and acid
the Britannic Order, 1763                                                                                                etched using photogrammetry
                                                  Purchased by the V&A
Antonio Zucchi (1726-1795), oil on canvas
                                                                                                                         Given by the Institute for Digital Archaeology
Purchased jointly with the National
Galleries of Scotland with support from Art
Fund and V&A Members

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                                                                                                                               Continuing to support photography
                                                                                                                               2018-19 has seen numerous photography acquisitions. Highlights include 63 works generously
                                                                                                                               donated to the museum by Sir Paul McCartney, including this iconic image of the Beatles.

                                                                     Gold tea strainer, 1825
                                                                     Johann Wilhelm Keibel (1788-1862)
                                                                     Purchased using the Gilbert Collection Acquisition Fund

Dress from The Search for the Golden Fleece
Collection, Spring/Summer 1997
Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) for Givenchy                                                                                     63 photographs from the Linda McCartney
Given to the American Friends of the V&A                                                                                       Archive, 1966-97
by an anonymous donor in memory of                                                                                             Linda McCartney (1941-1998)
Geoffrey Squire                                                                                                                A selection of lithograph prints, bromide
                                                                                                                               prints, cyanotype prints, platinum prints,
                                                                                                                               photogravures, hand painted prints,
                                                                                                                               contact sheets and Polaroids
                                                                                                                               Given by Sir Paul McCartney

                                                      Titles, 1997                                                                                                                    Woman’s Outer Kimono (uchikake) 1770-1800
                                              Tayo Quaye (b. 1954)                                                                                                                    Polychrome figured silk
                            Given by Dr & Mrs. E. Olutayo Delano                                                                                                                      Given by Yoshida Kojiro

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                                                                                                     ‘Charlie’ chair made from recycled plastic        Beyoncé’s Papillon ring, 2014            Wardrobe, c.1876
                                                                                                     toys, 2017-18                                     Glenn Spiro (b.1962), titanium, white    Made for Bushloe House, designed by
                                                                                                     ecoBirdy, rotationally-moulded ‘ecothylene’       gold, tsavorites, diamonds               Christopher Dresser (1834-1904). Ebonised
                                                                                                     (recycled plastic compound)                                                                softwood, probably pine, with painted and
                                                                                                                                                       Given by the Knowles-Carter family
                                                                                                                                                                                                gilded stencilled decoration
                                                                                                     Purchased using the V&A Museum of
                                                                                                     Childhood Acquisition Fund                                                                 Given by the American Friends of the V&A
Pantomime Dame Brexit Dress, 2016                                                                                                                                                               through the generosity of Joseph Holtzman

Lotte Collett for Sleeping Beauty, Hackney Empire
Given by Hackney Empire
                                                                                                     Members’ acquisitions
                                                                                                     V&A Members contributed towards vital acquisitions this year, including two of the most
                                                                                                     important examples of British Surrealist furniture ever produced. The Mae West Lips sofa
                                                                                                     and the Champagne standard lamps were the joint creation of artist Salvador Dalí and his
                                                                                                     most important British patron, Edward James. The pair collaborated on the design for the
                                                    Ivan Kyncl Photographic Archive
                                                                                                     sofa, which was based on Dalí’s gouache painting Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a
                                                    Alan Rickman in Tango at the End of Winter,      Surrealist Apartment, 1934-35.
                                                    Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1991. © Ivan Kyncl
                                                    Purchased by the V&A

                                                    Plaque, Minton Art Pottery,                      Mae West Lips sofa, 1937-38                                                                Champagne standard lamps, 1938-39
                                                    London, 1872                                     Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) and Edward James                                                 Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) and Edward James
                                                    Painted by W.S. Coleman                          (1907-1984), red felted wool with black wool                                               (1907-1984), copper alloy stem and base
                                                    Given by Ian and Rita Smythe                     fringe on wooden base
                                                                                                                                                                                                Purchased with support from the National
                                                    as part of an important gift of                  Purchased with support from V&A Members,                                                   Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund and
                                                    almost 300 objects                               Art Fund and a bequest from Derek Woodman                                                  V&A Members

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International
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   V&A ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19

                                                                                                                                                         39,731
                                                                                                                                                         visitors to Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion –
The V&A’s touring exhibition programme continues to go from strength to strength – 1,103,833 people enjoyed a V&A touring                                Textile Museum, Boras
exhibition this year, across 15 cities worldwide. Highlights are shown on the map.

                                                                                                                               59,131                                                 20,319
                    96,667
                                                                                                            visitors to You Say You Want a Revolution?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                182,968
                                                                                                                                                                                      visitors to Small Stories: At Home
                                                                                                          Records and Rebels 1966-1970 – ING, Brussels
                                                                                                                                                                                      In a Dolls' House – The Museum of
                                                                                                                                                                                      Decorative Arts, Prague
                    visitors to Winnie-the-Pooh:                                                                                                                                                                                visitors to Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic –
                    Exploring a Classic – Museum                                                                                                                                                                                Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo
                    of Fine Arts, Boston

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 73,372
                                                                                                               275,550                                                                                                                           visitors to Shoes: Pleasure and Pain,

                                   81,933
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Swire Properties tour – Taikoo Li
                                                                                                               visitors to David
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sanlitun, Beijing, China
                                                                                                               Bowie Is – Brooklyn Museum,
                                                                                                               New York City
                    visitors to Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a
                                  Classic – The High, Atlanta
                                                                                                         14,705                                                                                                            94,596
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           visitors to Shoes: Pleasure and Pain,
                                                                                                         visitors to Fabric of India –                                                                                     Swire Properties tour – Taikoo Hui,

                                                     91,767
                                                                                                         Cincinnati Art Museum                                                                                             Guangzhou

                                      visitors to Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion
                                                 – McCord Museum, Montreal

                                                                                                                                                                                              65,183
                                                                                                                                                                            visitors to Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, Swire
                                                                                                                                                                            Properties tour – Pacific Place, Hong Kong

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FINANCIAL REVIEW
                                                                                                                                                                   SUPPORT                                     •   Peri Charitable Foundation               •   Ruddock Foundation for the Arts        •   Sigrid and Stephen Kirk
                                                                                                                                           2018-19     2017-18                                                 •   The Porter Foundation                    •   The Ruth Covo Foundation*              •   William Loschert
                                                                                                                                               £m          £m      The V&A would like to pay special           •   Hans and Märit Rausing                   •   The Salomon Oppenheimer                •   Helen Notley
                                                                                                                                                                   tribute to the following past and present   •   Julia and Hans Rausing                       Philanthropic Foundation               •   Mrs. Mina Renton
                                                                                                                                                                   major benefactors for their exceptional     •   The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation    •   Shao Zhong Art Foundation              •   Bianca and Stuart Roden
                                                                                                                                                                   support                                     •   The Ronald and Rita McAulay                  邵忠艺术基金会                                •   Elaine Rowley and Tony Luckhurst
Grant in Aid      •   Total government funding was £40.7 million, an increase reflecting the drawdown of additional                            40.7         37.8                                                   Foundation                               •   Jean Smith                             •   Mr David I Solo
                      funds for our planned move from Blythe House in addition to the £37.2m core Grant in Aid.                                                    •   The Al Thani Collection Foundation      •   Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock                •   Tavolozza Foundation                   •   Mrs Lorraine Spencer
                                                                                                                                                                   •   American Express*                       •   Simon Sainsbury                          •   V&A Members                            •   And others who wish to
                                                                                                                                                                   •   American Friends of the V&A             •   Samsung                                  •   Derek Woodman                              remain anonymous
                                                                                                                                                                   •   The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation         •   The Rt Hon Sir Timothy Sainsbury         •   And others who wish to
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Gregory and Regina Annenberg            •   The Sarikhani Family                         remain anonymous                       SILVER
Fundraising       •   During a successful period of fundraising, a total of £22.3 million was raised directly for the                           22.3       22.8        Weingarten                              •   Leslie, Judith and Gabrielle Schreyer*                                              •   Penny Aikens
                      museum, of which £6.7 million was generated by V&A Membership subscriptions.
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Art Fund                                •   Sennheiser                               The V&A is very grateful to those          •   Tom Reid and Lindy Ambrose
                  •   Of the overall income, £7.5 million was raised towards FuturePlan, the V&A’s ongoing major capital programme.                                •   Arts and Humanities Research Council    •   Anonymous in memory of Melvin R.         who have made a contribution to            •   Sheetal Ansal
                      October 2018 saw HRH The Duchess of Cambridge officially open Phase One of the new Photography Centre,                                       •   Celia and Edward Atkin CBE                  Seiden                                   the museum’s work through the              •   Harriet Anstruther
                      while the second and final phase of the Cast Courts restoration project reopened to the public in December 2018.                             •   Bank of America Merrill Lynch           •   The Selz Foundation*                     Director’s Circle                          •   Hannah Armstrong
                  •   Fundraising began towards the visionary reimagining of the V&A’s Museum of Childhood and pledges totalling                                   •   The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation*    •   N. Sethia Foundation                                                                •   Mrs J.E.M. Arnold & Family
                      £2.25 million were secured in 2018-19. Good progress was also made towards the £2 million fundraising target                                 •   Blavatnik Family Foundation*            •   Shao Zhong Art Foundation                PLATINUM                                   •   The Hon Mrs Nicholas Assheton
                      for the redevelopment of the Raphael Court with £1.6 million secured from individuals, trusts and foundations.                               •   William and Judith Bollinger                邵忠艺术基金会                                  •   The Arah Foundation                    •   Sirdar Aly Aziz
                  •   The past 12 months at the V&A have been exceptional for the growth of V&A Membership,                                                        •   Julie and Robert Breckman               •   Robert H. Smith*                         •   The BAND Trust                         •   Mrs Enfys Bagguley
                      highlighting its importance as one of the main contributors of unrestricted funds for the V&A. With                                          •   Canadian Friends of the V&A             •   Nicholas Snowman OBE                     •   Stephen and Anne Curran                •   James Bartos

                      over 83,000 active memberships, 75% of which include a guest facility, £6.7 million was generated                                            •   Vladimir Caruana and Ivan Booth         •   Societe Generale                         •   Dr Genevieve Davies                    •   Diane and Tom Berger

                      by V&A Membership subscriptions in 2018-19. The income helped fund exhibitions, acquire objects,                                             •   Clore Duffield Foundation               •   Swarovski London                         •   Tove Goddard                           •   Jean and John Botts

                      improve facilities and conserve our collections, as well as contribute to FuturePlan projects.
                                                                                                                                                                   •   The Clothworkers' Foundation            •   Toshiba Corporation                      •   Claire and Simon Godwin                •   Elena Bowes
                                                                                                                                                                   •   The Curtain Foundation                  •   Mr T. T. Tsui                            •   Judy and Frank Grace                   •   Mikael and Leonie Brantberg
                  •   Membership of the Director’s Circle and Young Patrons’ Circle continued to
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Dr and Mrs Edwin Davies CBE             •   V&A Members                              •   Mrs Olivia Harrison                    •   Mr Richard Briggs OBE &
                      grow and provided vital unrestricted income for the museum.
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Dr Genevieve Davies                     •   Volkswagen Group                         •   Andrew Hochhauser QC                       Mrs Basia Briggs
                  •   The exhibitions programme attracted significant sponsorship funding from both
                                                                                                                                                                   •   DCMS/Wolfson Museums and                •   Wartski                                  •   Mr and Mrs Jerker Johansson            •   Kate and Matt Brittin
                      returning and new supporters. The museum was granted a marriage license in late 2018,                                                            Galleries Improvement Fund              •   Dr Susan Weber*                          •   Diala and Tarek Khlat                  •   Helen Bromovsky
                      and the museum’s venue hire business generated £1.5 million in turnover.                                                                     •   Department for Digital, Culture,        •   The A. H. Whiteley Family                •   Anthony and Sophie Kingsley            •   Patricia and David Buck
                                                                                                                                                                       Media and Sport                         •   Peter Williams and Heather Acton         •   Mr and Mrs Murtaza Lakhani             •   Nicola Burns
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Dior                                    •   The Wolfson Foundation                   •   Maurice and Rosemary Lambert           •   David and Jane Butter
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Sir Harry Djanogly CBE                  •   Würth Group                              •   The Lord and Lady Londesborough        •   Russ and Linda Carr
Trading           •   In its most successful year to date, the V&A’s main shop grossed £7.3 million, a 30%                                      21.1        21.7   •   The Dr Mortimer and Theresa             •   And others who wish to remain            •   Sir Harvey McGrath and Lady McGrath    •   Ms Sheila Clarke
                      increase on 2017-18. The success of the main shop was reflected in a very strong                                                                 Sackler Foundation**                        anonymous                                •   Sarah Nichols                          •   Mr and Mrs Anthony Coleridge
                      year across the whole of V&A Retail, with gross sales at £15 million.                                                                        •   The Enid Linder Foundation                                                           •   Mr and Mrs William Salomon             •   Mr and Mrs Nicholas Coleridge

                  •   Retail activity associated with Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up was exceptionally successful. For this                                       •   EY                                      The V&A would like to thank the              •   The Sarikhani Family                   •   Ms Susan Cook

                      exhibition, V&A Retail worked with Mexican artisans to bring their work to a new UK audience.                                                •   The Foyle Foundation                    following for generously supporting the      •   Jake and Hélène Marie Shafran          •   Cynthia Corbett

                  •   Away from the museum, we had an exceptional year for V&A books, with co-editions of our catalogues
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Garfield Weston Foundation              museum’s ongoing redevelopment in            •   Mrs Virginia Shepherd and              •   Helen & Andrew Cormack

                      published in Japan, Korea, the US and most major European markets. Our Licensing business continues to build
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner       2018-19                                          Dr Paul Shepherd                       •   Michael and Angela Cronk
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Sir Paul Getty KBE                                                                   •   Margaret and Jeremy Strachan           •   Regula and Beat Curti
                      internationally, with a strategic focus on China, where demand for and interest in cultural brands is rising fast.
                                                                                                                                                                   •   The Getty Foundation                    •   American Express*                        •   Mr Francis Sultana and Mr David Gill   •   Mr and Mrs Christopher Dale
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Gilbert Public Arts Foundation          •   American Friends of the V&A              •   Kathryn Uhde                           •   Amanda Denny
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Gilbert Trust for the Arts              •   Gregory and Regina Annenberg             •   Peter Williams and Heather Acton       •   Stuart Donachie and Chris Carter
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Lydia and Manfred Gorvy*                    Weingarten                               •   Peter and Jan Winslow                  •   Mrs Sheila Duff Earles
Admissions &      •   2018-19 saw a varied public programme that drew in over four million visitors for the second year in a row.                9.5        6.0    •   Mr and Mrs Gerard Griffin               •   The Arah Foundation                      •   Lady Estelle Wolfson of Marylebone     •   Lord and Lady Egremont
exhibition fees   •   A series of blockbuster exhibitions alongside two major FuturePlan projects – the Photography                                                •   GRoW @ Annenberg                        •   Celia and Edward Atkin CBE               •   And others who wish to                 •   Jeff and Emily Fergus
                      Centre and The Ruddock Family Cast Court – drew large audiences to the V&A. Highlights this                                                  •   Harrods                                 •   The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation*         remain anonymous                       •   Nicholas and Jane Ferguson
                      year included Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up and Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams.                                                        •   The Headley Trust                       •   Blavatnik Family Foundation*                                                        •   Mrs Ailsa Feroze
                                                                                                                                                                   •   The Hintze Family Charitable            •   Camalotte Foundation*                    GOLD                                       •   Lt Cdr Paul Fletcher
                                                                                                                                                                       Foundation                              •   The Chadwyck-Healey Charitable Trust     •   Mr and Mrs Aarons                      •   Joachim Fleury and Vita Gottlieb
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Andrew Hochhauser QC                    •   The Charles Hayward Foundation           •   Eric Abraham and Sigrid Rausing        •   Joscelyn Fox
                                                                                                                                                                   •   The Iris Foundation*                    •   The Eranda Rothschild Foundation         •   Steve and Claire Almond                •   Robert Freeman
Donated objects   •   The V&A is grateful for the many objects donated to the museum in 2018-19. In addition                                    6.0         0.8
                                                                                                                                                                   •   J. Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust      •   Mrs Susan Fasken                         •   Mr and Mrs Graham Child                •   Ms Sabrina Franzheim
                      to a number of Mary Quant pieces donated following a public call-out for lost designs, and
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Sir Elton John and David Furnish        •   The Gladys Krieble Delmas                •   Lady Susan Chinn                       •   Gander & White Shipping Ltd
                      costumes and memorabilia donated by Madness, the Royal Photographic Society collection                                                           Modern Media 现代传播
                                                                                                                                                                   •                                               Foundation*                              •   Mr Jim Daley and Ms Alix Robson        •   Alina Garcia-Lapuerta
                      was transferred at the start of the year from the Science Museum Group to the V&A.
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel KBE         •   Lydia and Manfred Gorvy*                 •   The Lord and Lady Davies of Abersoch   •   Liz Gee
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Pauline Johnstone                       •   GRoW @ Annenberg                         •   Noel De Keyzer                         •   Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner
                                                                                                                                                                   •   John Lyon’s Charity                     •   The Hintze Family Charitable             •   John and Hilary Everett                •   The Hon Piers and Mrs Melanie Gibson
                                                                                                                                                                   •   William Loschert                            Foundation                               •   Prof and Mrs Mallory Factor            •   Mary Godwin
Other                                                                                                                                            4.1        3.9    •   Sir John Madejski OBE DL                •   Sir Elton John and David Furnish         •   Sam Fogg                               •   Sam and Jane Gordon Clark
                                                                                                                                                                   •   The Monument Trust                      •   Elizabeth Mary McArthur                  •   Charles and Kaaren Hale                •   Emma Hawkins
Total                                                                                                                                          103.7       93.0    •   National Heritage Memorial Fund         •   Modern Media 现代传播                        •   Lady Hamlyn                            •   Janet Gough and Jim Lloyd
                                                                                                                                                                   •   National Lottery Heritage Fund          •   N. Sethia Foundation                     •   Gretchyn Hise and Mark Lubkeman        •   GP & J Baker Limited
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Nicholas and Judith Goodison's          •   National Lottery Heritage Fund           •   Nick Hoffman and Amanda Cupples        •   Dr Steve and Mrs Lorraine Groves
                                                                                                                                                                       Charitable Settlement                   •   The Pilgrim Trust                        •   Janice Hughes CBE and Stephen Taylor   •   Clifford and Sooozee Gundle
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Oliver Ford Foundation                  •   Julia and Hans Rausing                   •   Roderick and Elizabeth Jack            •   Annika Hall
                                                                                                                                                                   •   Parasol Foundation Trust                •   Mrs. Mina Renton                         •   Sir Henry and The Hon Lady Keswick     •   Mr and Mrs Rupert Hambro

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SUPPORT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            V&A ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19

•   Elizabeth Hamilton MBE                 •   Alexandra Taylor                           MEMBERS                                                                              •   The Future Starts Here                  •   David Bowie Is                       The V&A is indebted to those who            •   Masako Mikasa
•   Mary and Douglas Hampson               •   Ian and Cristina Taylor                    •   Marsha Abegg and Maximiliana Arco     •   Petra Palumbo                              12 May-4 November 2018                      International Touring Exhibition     have made generous gifts to support         •   Garry Fabian Miller
•   Mr John Hampson and                    •   Dale and Roy Thomas                        •   Adriana Alhizami                      •   Sydney Rogers                              Supported by Volkswagen Group               Sound experience by Sennheiser       acquisitions, conservation, learning and    •   Susan Rogers Moehlmann
    Ms Ananya Chandra                      •   Tricia Topping                             •   Tameem Antoniades                     •   Elena Rowland                          •   V&A Illustration Awards 2018            •   You Say You Want a Revolution:       other projects                              •   Dr. Kamal Monnoo
•   Joan and Christopher Hampson           •   Maria Clara Tucci and Reid S. Perper       •   Lucy Attwood, Studio Pottery London   •   Annya Sand                                 15 May-24 June 2018                         Records and Rebels, 1966-70                                                      •   National Heritage Memorial Fund
•   Mr and Mrs John Hardy                  •   Brahmal Vasudevan and Shanthi              •   Dayna Bahig                           •   Ziba Sarikhani                             Supported by the Enid Linder                International Touring Exhibition     ACQUISITIONS AND                            •   Floris Neusüss
•   Mrs Shevanne Helmer                        Kandiah                                    •   Sarah Beament                         •   L. A. Sednaoui                             Foundation and the Moira Gemmill            Sound experience by Sennheiser       CONSERVATION                                •   New Carlsberg Foundation
•   Mrs Katrin Henkel                      •   Alex V                                     •   Cy & Sandra Bernheim                  •   Elena Shchukina                            Memorial Fund                                                                    •   Art Fund                                •   Sonya Newell-Smith
•   Mrs Gundula Hoban                      •   Julian Vogel                               •   Ema Betts                             •   Jeffrey Simpson and Beau Neilson       •   Windswept Baby: Ceramics, Writing       The V&A would like to thank the          •   Barjeel Art Foundation                  •   Judith S. Novak*
•   Mary and Alan Hobart                   •   Robert and Felicity Waley-Cohen            •   Camille Birabi                        •   Justyna Sowa                               and Art                                 following Corporate Members              •   David Bindman                           •   Gillian O'Connor and Liselotte
•   Anne Holmes-Drewry                     •   Margaret and David Walker                  •   Astrid Brandt                         •   Claudia Suess                              18 May-12 August 2018                                                            •   Polly Binns                                 Siegfried
•   Kelly Hoppen MBE                       •   Professor Evelyn Welch MBE                 •   Jessie Bridgett                       •   Arron and Salma Suleyman                   Supported using public funding by       CORPORATE PATRONS                        •   Diane Boucher née Radley                •   Felekşan Onar
•   Jasmine Horowitz                       •   Ann and Philip White                       •   Amanda S.Brill, TL Brill Parisi       •   The Hon Clarence James Tan                 Arts Council England                    •   Bank of America Merrill Lynch        •   The British Museum                      •   Lilla Pennant
•   Fedellma Howard                        •   Stephen White                              •   Dominic Burford                       •   Marine Tanguy                          •   Door to Design: Year Two                •   Bloomberg                            •   Lez Brotheston                          •   Brian Peters
•   Simone Hyman                           •   Mrs Jane Ylvisaker                         •   Omar M. Butt                          •   Tatiana Taypina                            26 May-16 September 2018                •   BNP Paribas                          •   Elizabeth Butterfield                   •   Professor Richard Portes CBE FBA
•   Mr James Joll                          •   Alex Zadah                                 •   The Hon Philippa Cadogan              •   Katherine Thomas                           Supported by John Lyon’s Charity        •   Bonhams 1793 Limited                 •   Bruce Chatwin                           •   Portmeirion
•   Dr. Elisabeth Kehoe                    •   Mr and Mrs Rainer Zietz                    •   Anabela Chan and Jimmy Hung           •   Alina Uspenskaya                       •   Robin Hood Gardens: A Ruin in           •   Brown Shipley                        •   Deborah Cherry                          •   Thane Prince
•   Rebecca Kemsley                        •   And others who wish to                     •   Ivy Chan                              •   Yann Vincent-Genod                         Reverse                                 •   Cathay Pacific                       •   Oona Connell and Duibhne Gough          •   Mandakini Puri*
•   Princess Jeet Nabha Khemka                 remain anonymous                           •   Ismail Chaudhry                       •   Gigi and Ian Wason                         26 May-25 November 2018                 •   Dow Jones                            •   The Estate of Emmanuel Cooper           •   Thomas C. Quick*
    and Mr N. and L. Khemka                                                               •   Karina Choudhrie                      •   Pamela Weinstock-Perry and                 Supported by donors to the Venice       •   EY                                   •   Claire Curneen                          •   David and Jean Richardson
•   Prof Rodney Kinsman                    The V&A is particularly grateful to            •   Lizzy Vartanian Collier                   Matthew Perry                              Biennale Architecture Fund in memory    •   Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP   •   The estate of David Dean                •   Sue Robertson
•   James and Clare Kirkman                those whose support has contributed            •   Caroline Costin Wright                •   Laura White                                of Dr Martin Roth and Volkswagen        •   Harrods                              •   Dr & Mrs. E. Olutayo Delano             •   Simon Roberts
•   Koopman Rare Art                       to the work of the Photographs                 •   Quentin Cregan and Harriet Ter-Berg   •   Katy Anusha Wickremesinghe                 Group                                   •   Hogan Lovells                        •   Tiffany Dubin*                          •   Mrs Sarah E. Robinson
•   Sybil and Herbert Kretzmer OBE         Section through the Photographs                •   Milo Dickinson                        •   Luke Williams                          •   V&A Summer Party                        •   Linklaters                           •   The Duffy Archive                       •   Sir Victor Sassoon Ivories Trust
•   Priya Kurien                           Acquisition Group                              •   Tom and Lisa Dupernex                 •   Simeon Williams                            20 June 2018                            •   Mishcon de Reya                      •   The Embassy of the Kingdom of The       •   Richard Slee
•   Pierre Lagrange and Ebs Burnough                                                      •   David Elia                            •   India Williamson                           In partnership with Harrods             •   Mizuho Bank                              Netherlands                             •   Ian and Rita Smythe
•   Oz Lancaster                           •   Ruth and Jim Grover (Chair)                •   Henry Fletcher                        •   Nicholas Wingfield Digby               •   Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up         •   Net-a-Porter                         •   Phoebe English                          •   David Solo*
•   Steven Larcombe and Sonya Leydecker    •   Banque Pictet & Cie SA                     •   Blaise Guerrand-Hermès                •   Libby Woolcock                             16 June-18 November 2018                •   Palantir                             •   Deborah A. Farrington*                  •   Anonymous in memory of Geoffrey
•   Geraldine Larkin                       •   The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation*       •   Dicle Guntas and Can Girman           •   And others who wish to remain              Sponsored by Grosvenor Britain          •   PwC                                  •   Lyn Gilbert née Leech                       Squire
•   Tuan Lee                               •   Rafaël Biosse Duplan                       •   John Gusman                               anonymous                                  & Ireland                               •   Robert Walters plc                   •   Goethe-Institut                         •   Mark Storey and Carey Adina Karmel in
•   Miss Laura Lindsay                     •   Mr and Mrs Pierre Brahm                    •   Emily Henderson                                                                      With support from Aeromexico, Art       •   Rothschild & Co                      •   Christopher Gorman-Evans                    memory of George Sassower
•   The Loveday Charitable Trust           •   Richard and Alison Chenevix-Trench         •   Sabrina Ho Chiu Yeng                  The V&A would like to record its               Mentor Foundation Lucerne and GRoW      •   Slaughter & May                      •   Mr and Mrs Gerard Griffin               •   Mildred Tao
•   Sarah Mackey and Marc Teasdale         •   Maxine Davidson                            •   Mary Jeffers                          gratitude to the following sponsors            @ Annenberg                             •   Societe Generale                     •   Dr Steve and Mrs Lorraine Groves        •   Curtis Tappenden
•   Richard Mansell-Jones                  •   Gert and Ursula Elfering*                  •   Tej Johar and Alexandra Edmonds       and supporters of exhibitions,             •   Visual Feast: Silvia Weidenbach         •   Sotheby's                            •   Audrey Gruss*                           •   Cherine Magrabi Tayeb
•   Janet Martin                           •   Basil Hyman                                •   Richard Jones                         displays and events                            9 July 2018-7 January 2019              •   Weil, Gotshal & Manges               •   Nadine Hauser                           •   Chris Thom*
•   Frederick J G Mather                   •   Mr Scott Mead                              •   Magda Joshi                                                                          Supported by the Gilbert Trust for                                               •   The Headley Trust                       •   Marit Tingleff
•   Mrs Bridget Maynard                    •   Claus and Susan Moehlmann                  •   Tiffany Kaba                          •   Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic       the Arts                                CORPORATE MEMBERS                        •   Paula and Robert Hershkowitz in         •   Toshiba International Foundation
•   Ms C. McIlvenny                        •   Andy Simpkin                               •   Sophia Robert Kapacinskas                 9 December 2017-8 April 2018           •   Artificially Intelligent                •   Access Industries                        memory of Sam Wagstaff                  •   Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis
•   Helle and Hardy McLain                 •   Nicholas Stanley                           •   Shari Kashani and Edward Wilby            Supported by Unwin Charitable Trust        7 September 2018-31 December 2018       •   American Express                     •   Nicky Hessenberg                        •   V&A Members
•   Martin Mellish                         •   Kate Stevens                               •   Robin Katz                                With additional support from the Old       Supported using public funding by the   •   Christie's                           •   Robert A. Hiller                        •   Hind Wassef
•   Patrick and Susan Mocatta              •   Michael Warshaw                            •   Marika Kielland                           Possum's Practical Trust                   National Lottery through Arts Council   •   Citadel                              •   Raymond K.P. Ho & Family                •   Nadia Wassef
•   Eli Muraidekh                          •   Michael G. and C. Jane Wilson*             •   Rachel Koffsky                        •   Lustrous Surfaces: Lacquer in Asia         England                                 •   Imperial Health Charity              •   Joseph Holtzman*                        •   William Brake Charitable Trust
•   Peter & Maggie Murray-Smith                                                           •   Casey Kohlberg                            and Beyond                             •   Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt         •   JATO Dynamics                        •   Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia S. p. A.   •   Derek Woodman
•   Nigel and Joanna Newton                The V&A is especially grateful for the         •   Alon Kuperman                             14 October 2017-16 September 2018          8 September 2018-24 February 2019       •   Mercer Ltd                           •   David Horbury                           •   Robert Worley
•   Christina Norvell                      support of the members of the Young            •   Nattasja Kusuma                           With thanks to the Overseas Korean         Generously supported by the Blavatnik   •   Partners Capital                     •   Louisa Hutton and Matthias              •   Mr Chen Xu
•   Dr Pavlova-Harris                      Patrons' Circle                                •   Rahim Lalji                               Cultural Heritage Foundation and           Family Foundation                                                                    Sauerbruch                              •   Carola Zogolovitch
•   Trevor Pickett                                                                        •   Dami and Jide Lalude                      Toshiba International Foundation       •   Tonotopia: Listening through            ASSOCIATE MEMBERS                        •   The Institute for Digital Archaeology   •   And others who wish to remain
•   Jolanta Piekos                         FOUNDING MEMBERS                               •   Nataliya Langhorne                    •   Ocean Liners: Speed and Style              Cochlear Implants                       •   Christie’s Education                 •   Jennifer Jankel                             anonymous
•   Mariela Pissioti                       •   Noor Al-Rahim                              •   Sybil Lau                                 3 February-17 June 2018                    8 October-8 March 2019                  •   Pearlfisher                          •   Clive Kandel in memory of James
•   S J Phillips Limited                   •   Katie Alexander                            •   Lucas Lawrence & Allison Phien,           Sponsored by Viking Cruises                Supported by the National Lottery       •   Toshiba                                  Doherty                                 LEARNING
•   Lady Purves                            •   The Hon Wentworth Beaumont                     Studio Egret West                     •   Without Walls: Disability and              Heritage Fund and in collaboration                                               •   Mrs Lina Kanafani                       •   Art Fund
•   Mrs Yosmarvi Rivas                         (Co-Chair)                                 •   Marissa Elizabeth Lee                     Innovation in Building Design              with Action on Hearing Loss             HOTEL MEMBERS                            •   Christopher Kane                        •   ArtSocial Foundation
•   Mrs Sumru Ramsey                       •   Bindu and Drew Besser                      •   Sarah and Thomas Lingard                  10 February-21 October 2018            •   A Pirate’s Life for Me                  •   Baglioni Hotel London                •   Noriaki Kaneko                          •   The Barbour Foundation
•   Sasha and Nicolae Ratiu                •   Henriëtte Blickman                         •   Aarti Lohia                               In collaboration with Accentuate           20 October 2018-22 April 2019           •   The Doyle Collection                 •   Stella Kateb                            •   The Brian Mercer Charitable Trust
•   Graham and Jane Reddish                •   Rosanna Bossom                             •   Lucy Loveday and Max Kuenssberg           History of Place, supported by the         Sponsored by Playmobil                  •   Edwardian Hotels London              •   Averill Alison Kelly                    •   The Daniel Howard Foundation
•   Jamie and Joey Ritblat                 •   Pandora Cooper-Key                         •   Nicole Lucocq                             National Lottery Heritage Fund         •   Portmeirion: Pottery Trendsetter        •   The Egerton House Hotel              •   Lady Kewsick                            •   The Fondation d'entreprise Hermès
•   Mrs Alicia Salter and                  •   Samantha Cortes                            •   Marwa Majali                          •   Myth and Morality: The Fairy-Tale          31 October 2018-28 July 2019            •   Jumeirah Carlton Tower               •   Hyunju Kim                              •   The Fort Foundation
    Ms Emma Louise Salter                  •   Jessica B. Dickinson and Ori Ben-Akiva*    •   Daniel Malarkey                           World of Carolein Smit                     Supported by Portmeirion                •   Maybourne Hotel Group                •   Dice Kayek and Rachid Koraïchi          •   The Foyle Foundation
•   Adrian Sassoon                         •   Amy Gardner                                •   Jennifer Marques and Jack Wills           20 March-30 September 2018             •   Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams      •   The Savoy Hotel                      •   Hakata Takumi Kougei, Inc.              •   John Lyon's Charity
•   Edwina Sassoon                         •   Catherine Hunt                             •   Princess Alexandra Massimo                Supported by the Mondriaan Fund;           2 February-1 September 2019             •   Starhotels UK                        •   Shaun Leane and Chris Brammall Ltd      •   Maurice and Rosemary Lambert
•   Ms Sofia Sayn-Wittgenstein, Phillips   •   Ethan Koh                                      di Roccasecca                             the Royal Netherlands Embassy;             Supported by Swarovski                                                           •   Christian and Florence Levett           •   The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle
•   Mrs Lucie Seaton                       •   Faaiza Lalji (Co-Chair) and Ameel Somani   •   Peter McNally                             Dinko Valerio and Hester Eriks             With further support from American                                               •   The Loewe Foundation                        Wolfson Foundation
•   Miss Arabella Slinger                  •   Florence Mather                            •   Laura Valentina Millar                •   Fashioned from Nature                      Express                                                                          •   Tom Lovelace                            •   The Michael Marsh Charitable Trust
•   Ms Ginder Sohal                        •   Cora Sheibani (Co-Chair) and               •   Supreet Nibber                            21 April 2018-27 January 2019          •   Mary Quant                                                                       •   Annabel Mackay                          •   Sarah Nichols
•   Mrs Jackie St. Clair                       Kaveh Sheibani                             •   Salar Nouri                               Supported by the European                  6 April 2019-16 February 2020                                                    •   MADNESS                                 •   Outset Contemporary Art Fund
•   Paul Stanley QC and Daniel Slater      •   Ayako Yoshida                              •   Jacqueline Nowikovsky                     Confederation of Flax and Hemp- CELC       Sponsored by The Kings Road                                                      •   Aaron Marcus                            •   Samsung
•   Sonnet Stanfill and Jeff Orenstein     •   Wendy Yu                                   •   Chandni Odedra                            Additional support from G-Star RAW         With support from GRoW @ Annenberg                                               •   John and Judy Maus                      •   Sir James Knott Trust
•   The Staples Trust                      •   And others who wish to                     •   Edward Olver                                                                     •   Jameel Prize                                                                     •   Mary McCartney                          •   The Staples Trust
•   Mrs Elizabeth Strachan                     remain anonymous                           •   Alice-Claire Painting                                                                In partnership with Art Jameel                                                   •   Sir Paul McCartney                      •   Swarovski

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