The Victoria & Albert Museum Tour | A London Treasure

In this video, Jessica, a tour guide with Free Tours by Foot London, takes you on a tour of the highlights of the Victoria and Albert Museum. NEXT: Tour of the British Museum: • British Museum Tour | ... .
Our walk begins with an introduction to the Museum and Dale Chihuly’s beautiful glasswork, before taking in the breathtaking Ardabil carpet and discovering the macabre and delightful Tipu’s Tiger.
Next, we will marvel at works by Raphael before visiting the fashion collection and then onto the European Sculpture Hall to admire Rodin’s bronzes and the Three Graces.
We’ll peak into the William Morris-designed cafe before taking in some Buddhist art from Nepal. Then, we will journey through the epic cast hall to see pieces like Michelangelo's David, before finishing in the Medieval galleries.
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[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

In this video, Jessica, a tour guide with Free Tours by Foot London, takes you on a tour of the highlights of the Victoria and Albert Museum. NEXT: Tour of the British Museum: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2PJc4qBf7FqibM. If you enjoyed this virtual London tour, then please consider leaving Jessica a Tip at www.buymeacoffee.com/JessicaG... or www.paypal.com/paypalme/jessi.... She is also available for private tours - just contact our Tour Manager: [e-mail]

[@judis6224]

Enjoyed seeing mary quant fashion,when I was in London,now mary is gone,so sad.

[@howardmaryon]

Back in the early ‘70’s, I rented a small flat a short walk from the V&A, and on the weekends my favourite thing ( I was single and had hardly any money over after I paid my rent) was to visit the museum. It had a basic cafe back then, but tea and a sandwich was a cheap meal and it was never very crowded. I explored every nook and cranny, and there were lots of galleries that were hardly ever visited, the things that were fascinating to Victorians were a bit dull to ‘70’s folk. I had no idea that a few short years later, I would be employed to photograph the entire “British National WatercolourCollection”, over 9000 paintings and drawings, and a major global art treasure. It took me 6 months, with a small team and was one of my most enjoyable experiences as a photographer.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

What a story, Howard! Thank you for sharing :)

[@widowswisdom-soulflower9147]

Jessica you are my favorite tour guide here. Please please do another pub tour with your husband!! That was supremely good

[@Susan-zb9it]

What a beautiful place to be. It has been so long since I have been to a museum. V & A museum is stunning, breathtaking. What a treat.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching, Susan!

[@sharonmorris6668]

Thank you Jessica, I loved the tour. What an amazing museum! I hope to see it one day in person.

[@marksayers8867]

Mary Queen of Scots was never imprisoned in the Tower , it was various castles and big houses including Fotheringay !

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Excellent catch - I completely slipped up there! Thank you. :) That's been amended now

[@joellenmeek658]

This was such a great tour. The V and A is a truly beautiful museum. I would love to visit it.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, JoEllen. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@reneerobertlancaster8714]

Just amazing! Leaving Monday for London and will certainly visit the V&A!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

So happy to hear that!

[@rob-blog]

Hello Jessica! Rob from Maple Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Thanks for the fascinating tour. We've walked past but never taken the time to enter. Now it's on my list for one of our future trips to London. Cheers!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Hello fellow British Columbian! Thank you. :)

[@heathergittens3223]

Thank you for bringing VNA to our homes or wherever we can see anywhere on KZbin. It was amazing.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Heather! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@alliekuma4234]

I loved the statues and screen. Thank you!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

You're very welcome!

[@MG-jj3pn]

I’ve been there and the Dale C glass in the entry is FANTASTIC

[@michaelhutchinson1713]

Thanks for the tour....I really enjoyed it.

[@robertafierro5592]

I just LOVE art!!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you liked this one, Roberta!

[@azuresea8086]

Jessica: Your concise and fascinating descriptions delivered with historical context are remarkable! I am subscribing to your channel immediately!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@LadyLeda2]

So enjoyed this. I am from the US and will never be able to visit museums in England or Europe. I learned so much because you do a bit of research before you do your videos. I felt like I was there with you. Please do more!!!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Jess has her own channel you will love: kzbin.info/door/hMjmyngBO9u0H1MLRXecbA

[@Kerry72100]

My favorite museum❤ Thank you!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Our pleasure, Kerry :)

[@candicesantiago727]

Absolutely Breathtaking. Thank you Jessica. I truly hope to see it in person soon.

[@clivejohnson9515]

You'll love it there. I always put time aside for the V&A. I love the "something for everyone"vibe that it has!

[@candicesantiago727]

@@clivejohnson9515 I live in The US., It would be a dream come true to go to the UK to live and work. I want to see and experience everything

[@clivejohnson9515]

@@candicesantiago727 the only thing stopping you - is you 😉👍😉

[@mheuman]

thank you So much! The V&A has a wonderful reputation and your video shows why. cheers!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

You're welcome!

[@adelebrannan5159]

more then 40 years ago I worked as a security Guard at the DeYoung museum in San Francisco and they had an exhibit from the Vatican and one of the statues was David among other wonderful things from the Vatican. I really enjoyed seeing David

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

That sounds like such an interesting job!

[@conniepauwels2145]

Awesome tour, I love museums but haven’t been able to go to very many so watching this video gave me a lot of joy and perhaps I’ll be a better person 😀

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Connie. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@DRF1001]

This was really great Thanks. Just around the corner on Queens Gate is a little school called Duff Miller where Tom Hardy went ......and me, the most uninteresting person in the world.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

We think you're interesting!

[@secretwatcher9922]

No that's me or so my brother likes to tell me. If your interested in this sort of stuff your interesting to me 🤩😊💫👍

[@MicaFarrierRheayan]

V&A is lovely! The themes of fashion section are often surprising ❤

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

That's our favourite section!

[@jackie842]

, l was there last week. I went to see the Beatrice Potter exhibition and I went to the Japanese exhibition .that’s all the time we had, wish I had seen all these other things 🙏 thank you

[@TheMuseumGuide]

There's always next time. :)

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Jackie. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@leonorarobins3426]

Great tour!! Thank you♥️

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for your continued support, Leonora!

[@MeganElizaStott]

This was really interesting 😊

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you liked this one, Peg :)

[@bradleynorton3365]

Very good tour, thank you. Good images of the art, and the commentary is interesting and informative.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for your continued support of the channel, Bradley!

[@megenberg8]

Beautiful museum and thank you! Jaw dropping British certainly have enough talent to share w/ anyone and everyone who visits - and that just may be why the entire civilized world speaks English! True Anglophile here.... love this!!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you enjoyed this one, Lady Tate!

[@bonniea8189]

Interesting... roughly 90% of the items shown were made by non-Brits

[@katewild2194]

When I was a young boy I thought why would anybody want to go in there now I love the v&a

[@pjmccabe5923]

Thank you so much for this wonderful tour

[@TheMuseumGuide]

You're very welcome!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks again for watching, PJ! If you know of anyone else who might also enjoy these videos, please share us with them. We would really appreciate that! Thank you.

[@VeronicaMaddalena-uy5sg]

Splendid tour! Thank you

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Veronica! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@chrismetafora6565]

I saw this on Rick Steves Euro. Looks like a neat place.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

It's really amazing.

[@peacefamily212]

Thank you do much for this its fab!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@jennyd4421]

I loved your tour!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks again for watching, Jenny! If you know of anyone else who might also enjoy these videos, please share us with them. We would really appreciate that! Thank you.

[@beneditocrispim9554]

Great tour!! I didn't know this Victoria and Albert museum. How much history are inside, probably as was said need weeks to see all. The presenter only gave us one glimpse of arts and this was incredible. I liked so much 🤩

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for your continued support, Benedito!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for the extra info, Christine!

[@fairannie9]

Thank you. So very interesting ☺️ loved it all, from Australia 😀

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you liked this one, Ann!

[@walkingj.m9132]

THis is so beautiful museum tour with you my friend!! I really enjoyed with your explanation Thank you for sharing! Greeting from Korea😍😍

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@bretton_woods]

Excellent video Jessica and very informative! I had no idea the V&A was so vast, having only visited there one time in the 90's, all I remember seeing was clothes/fashion, which (as a boy) did not really appeal to me so much. Clearly I'd missed quite a lot. I'd be interested to see a tour of the Natural History Museum or Science Museum next

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

You have to come back and see the rest, H!

[@Mikapopolsku]

I will be in London in November. As my hotel is 5 minutes walk from this museum I will for sure visit it!!!!!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

We are glad you enjoyed the video, Mika. We also hope to show you around London when you get here. You can browse our tour selection here www.freetoursbyfoot.com/london-tours/. Bookmark us :) In the meantime, check out our back catalog of virtual London tours. kzbin.infovideos.

[@christinevickers3082]

Great video.Thanks.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you liked this one, Christine!

[@marybarratt2649]

I visited the V & A in the nineties with a group of fellow workers. They wandered off up West and I spent six hours in the Museum. I didn’t see everything by any means but I do remember being emotional over certain exhibits. I also noticed a very elderly couple who had come especially to see a Turner exhibition and they were mesmerised. I thought they were charming. I did not see any of your showcased items unfortunately, so thank you for this video.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for sharing with us, Mary. We are glad you enjoyed the video!

[@donnarigby3686]

Loved watching your videos 👍

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Donna. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@dennismitchell5414]

Great video ! , I had always heard of this museum but that was as far as it got ., What a magnificent place . Would you ever consider doing a tour of the imperial war museum ? . Thank you for taking me to see a place I'd never get to see otherwise . 👍👍👍👍👍 Much ❤ from Baltimore Maryland.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you! I've been to a great museum in Baltimore - The American Visionary Art Museum. And yes, we will do the Imperial War Museum in the future. :)

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you enjoyed this one, Dennis!

[@kathleengillespie5983]

Super tour! Hope to go one day. Also ... the large ceramic altar piece of Mary, Jesus, Magdalena, and an apostle is hollowed out. Those holes in back were made to remove excess clay before firing. Otherwise, the pieces would have not only weighed a ton, but never would have successfully fired in whatever massive kiln was used. Thank you to my college ceramics elective. 😊

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Oooh thanks for the extra into, Kathleen!

[@warpedwheel1635]

Thanks!

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you so much!

[@ghulamaddison]

Excellent Jessica

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Naeem. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@noreanhill9613]

Enjoy your tours, and personality

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for watching!

[@emilkart9608]

Thanks for sharing.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Emil. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@Finding457]

Thank you 🙏 😊

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

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[@Saffron-sugar]

The KZbin channel, Victoria & Albert have is it video that’s about 13 years old now, called conservation: playing Tipu’s tiger. You can hear it on that. There aren’t screams there is just keys that can be played. I suppose they could sound like a scream. There is a bellows at the back of the Tigers head. When it goes down that sounds like a growl. I’m sure it used to sound more so like one

[@LockportDan]

I'm coming to London in November with two of my daughters. I've been reading and watching videos about London and English history. Thank you for a superb video! Best narration of any video I've watched so far. We could be friends (I'm 76).

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

So glad you're enjoying the videos, Daniel. We hope to meet you in person when you're here!

[@annecain3301]

British History coveres Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The V&A contains a lot of history about the U.K. but also history from all over the world. Wear comfortable shoes or trainers the museum is huge. I have visited for a number of years and each visit I see more and the exhibitions change.

[@LockportDan]

@@annecain3301 Thank you.

[@nro7783]

Fantastic tour I hope to visit it one day and this has helped pre-orientate me I'm in nz xx

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

We hope you get to come see us, too, N!

[@nro7783]

@@FreeToursbyFootLondon definitely i hope to 🤗, thankyou 🙏

[@maryannbannister5829]

Thanks

[@robnewman6101]

Wow.

[@karenmutz1117]

I recently found you ad already a huge fan. Big thank you for discussing the objects, mentioning the politics but not harping on it.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Welcome to the channel, Karen! We are glad you found us :)

[@Jpkjr52]

I have been to the v&A twice and missed so much, Thanks John In Chicago

[@TheMuseumGuide]

You'll just need to make another trip!

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Very good! 😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 You have wetted my appetite to visit The V@A next time in London 😊👍👍

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad you liked it!

[@elaineporter182]

Loved the V&A. Wish you could have been my guide but I managed well on my own the staff were lovely and friendly

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Good to know!

[@ams-ij7ci]

cool movies thanks !

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

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[@clivejohnson9515]

one thing you did miss (no doubt due to the sheer size of the place, and time constraints) was the blue-and-white Chinese porcelain from the ming and Qing dynasties! If ever anyone pays a visit, make that one of your go to's👍😉

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you! I will check those out when I head back next week. I admittedly don't know much about Chinese pottery, so that's a good chance for me to learn!

[@jwillisbarrie]

The captions for the Deaf are appreciated, thanks.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

You are most welcome!

[@Leebearify]

Ok, another wonderful evening I have had watching your video!! Thank you so much for writing today it was so fun to actually hear from you! I have one thing that is very silly that I always look for in museums (any and all of them) and that is I would love to own a reproduction of the small palm sized Medea heads that were made as a 'talisman' and actually put up like a Jewish mezuzah. It seems that Medea's snakes and her face would protect houses and businesses from anything and everything. Today, if you see them, they are probably made from plastic (maybe terra cotta) and are honestly palm sized. So, as we do all of your wonderful tours might you have time to pop in the gift shop and take a quick look around? Alright, it is very late here in California so I will say good night and I will find you again tomorrow for another of your wonderful tours. And THANK YOU again !! I loved it!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Aw, it's our honour to spend the evenings with you, Lee! On our next museum trip we will have a scan in the gift shop for you :)

[@teresaj4876]

Jessica I am now planning our hopefully spring trip to England with at least 5 (maybe more) day stay in the London area just so we can tour many of the museums and other sites I would love to visit. May I ask which 3 museums would you say were a must for a lover of the wonderful, antique and interesting? Also is May or early June a good time for weather and gardens? Not that gardens are your expertise, but thought I would ask.

[@jjsunshine4188]

thankyou excellent

[@TheMuseumGuide]

You're welcome!

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

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[@NorthsideMoisture]

Ohhh my sweet Azerbaijani carpet☺You miss Ardebil...

[@runninggirl2765]

Thank for this !I I think some of the "twisted tortured pieces" were athletes, ie: stretching out, celebrating?" (Rodan sculptures).

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Ah, yes! Thanks for the explanation :)

[@jesjes5255]

Michelangelo painted the Sistine chapel in the Vatican. not Leo

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Of course! It just fell out of my mouth that way. Major facepalm moment! Thank you for catching it - that's been amended now.

[@johnoleary5293]

Amazing video! If I ever get to London again I will most certainly pay another visit to the V&A. Just one thing - the makers of those tapestries would have been weavers, not embroiderers. I know it gets a bit confusing, considering the piece known as the Bayeux Tapestry is actually a work of embroidery.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you! I would love to learn more in the future. :)

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for the extra info, John!

[@Tankist.play124]

SUPER

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

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[@lilpenny1982]

So Trajan's Column in Rome is not fully complete?

[@TheMuseumGuide]

It is, it is just in 2 pieces to fit inside the building. :)

[@artistjoh]

Another EXCEPTIONAL video, Jessica. Thank you. Regarding those ceramic names at the stairway. They were part of a late Victorian belief that just reading the names of great artists invoked the spirit of their art and lives in our breast. This trend reach its pinnacle in the exterior design of three very similar art museums built at this time - one in Washington D.C., one in Edinborough, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney - in which a garland of famous names is prominant around the top part of the exterior walls. Intended purely to be inspirational, this has lead to generations of confused gallery patrons, who expect to see the art of the famous artists on the walls, and the disappointment of not finding them inside. As a result, the fleeting Victorian fad has become a liability. At least here at the V&A, they are more discrete and more likely to ignored, and therefore not confuse visitors.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for the extra info! We are glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@massimosquecco8956]

Never been to the V&A museum and it is one of my priority places to visit in my lifetime. For this reason, I couldn't see Canova's - Tre Grazie - version they hold there, but I've seen the Ermitage version ëxibited temporarily in the Museum Correr in Venice ( I don't remember when besides it was before 1993, I know it for sure due to personal reasons). The Ermitage Graces had me struck in such a powerful way I can still remember that after 30 years. The reason was not the composition, harmony of lines, and blah-bla stuff. It was the choice of the marble piece that made this specific sculpture EXTRAORDINARY! Canova's choice went to a "low-quality stone because of the black-greyish veining it held, instead of the totally white sort preferred by Neoclassical fashion. Of course, Antonio knew very well what he was doing. He was the leading artist of his time (one of the greatest of all time! Rest in peace Thorwaldsen...) not for nothing, so he shaped the form of those Goddese in perfect accord with the stone's chromatic features. The result was the greyish steins that paint from the buttocks down all 3 of them. The result is a really beastly effect that strikes, surprises, and - yes- arouses the admirer,. It is as we get to watch the combination of anthropomorphic and animal features, perfectly morphing together. I m obviously talking about the sexual connotations held by this masterpiece, but I want to add some more significance: The Beasty effect gives them LIFE and warmth, otherwise that cold marble and the saccharine composition would give the goddesses another generic portrait, prestigious, but not significant for real. Coming back to the V&A version/replica topic, I need to see it in its white version to understand the emotions I've got so long ago. Thank you for your report: I didn't know London has Canova's Graces as well...

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thank you for sharing with us, Massimo! We hope you get here to see the V&A one day :)

[@bryan3550]

I have a vague memory of seeing some preserved shop facades in one of the London museums. Was that at the V&A or elsewhere. Leonardo's notebooks too?

[@epluribusunum1460]

Yes, you helped me have a better life today, and I’m grateful to you for that. 😸 2:50 2:50

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

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[@eastcoastartist]

Can you show the fan museum in London?

[@markbarker6739]

I'm lucky I live about 20 minutes walk away so I'm always going to the 4 museums in South Kensington I never get bored and often see something I've missed before nice way to spend a day

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

It is a common purpose of art museums to try to elevate the aesthetic spirits of the visitors, especially the young, so as to inspire them, especially if they have the means and talent, to create beautiful pieces of their own and to make buildings and dwellings more pleasing in their towns. I, for one, get inspired when visiting art museums, moreso, those whose exhibits contain antique pieces as they make you appreciate even more the sheer hard work it took for those artists and craftsmen to perfect their skills trying to NOT waste sometimes expensive materials in failed projects or prelim studies/drafts as they did not have Palace Depot down the road from their hovel. Paper, bronze, tools, paints, canvas, etc. were expensive. No electricity, only candles at night. You thought today's frame shops were charging too much; a lot of the picture frames of old master paintings were carved masterpieces themselves! For some reason, going through a modern "art" museum doesn't cause the same excitement. Perhaps the lengthy dissertations in the guidebooks to explain why a random blob of paint is more worthy of praise than a Vermeer or the lack of any serious skill making that said blob is why. You start to scratch your head when looking through Architectural Digest at yet another Manhattan penthouse of an uber-rich CEO and see a hideous "art piece" mounted over the fireplace. It also is a bit unfair to judge our forgotten and toiling ancestors for living lives as best they knew how during brutal times (with 95% poverty by today's standards and life expectancy of 40 and no anesthesia, antibiotics, or other meds). Warfare was a constant. England was invaded and occupied by the Romans for 400 years....then by the Saxons/Angles/Jutes....then the Danes/Norsemen/ Normans...... In their mind perhaps, their later explorations and colonization of far-flung lands was humane. Somehow, we never criticize that 120,000,000 African slaves who died under the Arabs over 1400 years (and the continued slavery in Mauritania and elsewhere)(the male slaves often were castrated before being shipped off....if they survived). How many pieces of art in the V&A were saved because they were still not in their original buildings that were one day to be looted by Nazis or razed during hundreds of forgotten battles. This video has inspired me to go back on day and see the V& A. Let's applaud the named and nameless artists who worked their guts out for us to enjoy their creations. (and the thousands of masons, bricklayers, carpenters, cabinet makers, plumbers, electricians, roofers, glazers, tilers, potters, painters, plasterers who constructed such a splendid building to house these treasures). Our generation cannot even come close to being that talented despite every advantage at our fingertips.

[@megenberg8]

you have that right! i am dazzled by both the V&A and your exceptionally prescient comment! good day and maybe see you there one day!!

[@rhyd6104]

Hereford is a bit further than 22 miles from London

[@gillian-clairepearman3125]

Hereford is approximately 118miles from London!

[@rhyd6104]

@@gillian-clairepearman3125 I know because I live there

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Excellent catch! I of course meant to say Hertfordshire! I have amended that in the video. :)

[@nayaraunk9805]

Sou do brazil e adoraria conhecer esse museu

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

We hope you make it one day!

[@sarahjames2991]

Funny how they coved David , with his fig leaf .But I can't remember anyone coving the naked woman 🤔

[@1sandra475]

Are tourists allowed to visit the museum or is it for the British population? Thank you for your informative tour.

[@jenny2tone242]

No it us for anyone who wants to visit.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

It is free for everyone. :)

[@toobatooba5334]

❤❤❤💕

[@cynthiaslebodnik6945]

I'm looking forward to exploring the V&A Museum this August. Do you need to schedule a time to enter?

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Nope! You can arrive any time :)

[@alandillon968]

I love the V&A it has a captivating, collective, collection of odd exhibits and objects which other museums seem to miss out on. it's often neglected because of its casts and copies. Today its seen as fake and unworthy but it's not...its still an excellent museum and you can see these copies close-up whicht in there original state you would not be able too.

[@TheMuseumGuide]

I think the casts give us a great idea of what we can do in the future!

[@megenberg8]

yes, copies. exactly like the 'original' works we have of most of our surviving Roman works, which are copies of the magnificent Greek works!!! copies are not a 'lesser' version per se by any stretch - they are a copy. like a paper copy or a laser copy is a genuine representation of the original in its essential aspect. a type of 'clone', if you will. the skill and sheer artistry used in these irreplacable and stunningly magnificent objects is every bit as incredible/amazing/wondrous as the works themselves!! many originals, in fact, have been removed (for conservation) in some places and fine copies installed in situ and hardly anyone is aware. only a trained professional w/ good experience and advanced tools (like tech) could even begin to determine it's status!! these are jaw-dropping and monumental examples of the kind! as a side note - I have a small scale reproduction (aprox. 12 " h) of Canova's 'veiled head of a lady' as it is known, and it is very impressive. people are quite impressed when they see it. it came from England.

[@Saffron-sugar]

I think the V&A is my favourite museum in the world. Particularly the historical fashion section and the replica of the giant David statue. I can’t stand the glass alien sperm chandelier thing, but something tells me Queen Victoria wouldn’t have liked it either 😉

[@CAP198462]

We represent the William Morris agency, the William Morris agency.

[@mdzahangir9472]

Queen Victoria She assumed the title of Empress of India on 1 May 1876, some coins with her image were minted during her reign. I have a coin dated 1891. 1/2 pice - India 1891

[@richardpaschal2218]

The Angevin gisants were not recognized. In the line up included Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, his wife Berengere and King John. All cast from the originals and each one highly accurate. Much more interesting than any statue of David.

[@purpleku7768]

We have a Chihuly chandelier in the Wichita Kansas Art Museum

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

We looked that one up - stunning!

[@marchofstetter8313]

Pittsburgh is a glass town , The Phipps Conservatory houses some awesome pieces done by Dale C!

[@elizharber3564]

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[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Glad that you enjoyed the video, Eliz. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzbin.infovideos. There is more where this came from.

[@theoisaac9948]

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[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you!

[@theoisaac9948]

@@TheMuseumGuide Welcome

[@szusman]

Jessica, I just saw your video in V&A museum and searched on the site and didn't find this tour. Could you help me?

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

We don't offer the V&A Tour as a regularly scheduled tour, but we do run it as a private tour! Get in touch with our London manager and she can give you a hand :) [e-mail]

[@szusman]

@@FreeToursbyFootLondon what free tour do you offer?

[@kimblyth5450]

Lovely, thank you - one error. Great bed of Ware was from Hertfordshire not Herefordshire.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for the info, Kim! :)

[@tessmcnamara9230]

pl tell us all of who the copies of the funeral casts of the dead were, were they plantagents ?

[@guldenaydin9918]

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[@suzannelynch142]

My dad took a pic of Venus Di Melo in WWII in a french Chateau, the building was occupied by the Germans and they saved it the pic shows her with a German soldier hat and gun belt

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Now THAT is a photo we'd like to see, Suzanne! Amazing!

[@richardpaschal2218]

A few comments. The effigies from original Templar Church, including William Marshal and sons where cast before WWII. The originals were damaged in bombing raids. The V and A has the full undamaged appearance.

[@FreeToursbyFootLondon]

Thanks for the extra info, Richard!

[@619chrisoriginal]

I wonder if the have a collection of teacups

[@michaelwhite8031]

I tried to buy you a coffee to apologise for earlier but the page is not working. Can you reset it ?

[@TheMuseumGuide]

Thank you Michael - very much appreciated.

[@michaelwhite8031]

You are welcome !

[@birgitellefsen4773]

Should have said Raphael cartoons for the Sistine Chapel…

[@TheMuseumGuide]

I intially did, but I think it got cut out by an editing glitch! It's where I was talking about Pope Leo X and wanting to curry favour for the Catholic Church. :)