Former V&A head Martin Roth dies aged 62
Museum director Martin Roth has passed away at the age of 62, prompting tributes from his former colleagues at the V&A. More
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V&A names Christopher Turner as new head of design, architecture and digital collections
London Design Biennale director Christopher Turner has been appointed to lead the architecture and design department at the V&A museum. More
10 of the most ground-breaking uses of plywood in architecture and design
To coincide with the opening of an exhibition dedicated to plywood at London's V&A museum, we've rounded up 10 projects from the Dezeen archives that push the material to its limits. More
V&A exhibition charts the rise and fall of humble plywood
The social history of plywood – as an innovator in the furniture and transport industries, and a maligned everyday material – is explored in a new exhibition at London's V&A museum, which opens this weekend. More
Europe's top cultural organisations pressure UK government to support them in Brexit negotiations
The Barbican, the V&A and the British Museum are among over 500 leading arts organisations and individuals that have urged the UK government to support cultural exchange programmes and free movement of workers after Brexit. More
Photographs by Simone Bossi captures glimpses of light in Amanda Levete's new V&A gallery
Architecture photographer Simone Bossi honed in on just the skylights and staircases of the newly opened underground gallery at the V&A museum, which was designed by Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete and her firm AL_A. More
AL_A completes tile-covered entrance and subterranean gallery for London's V&A museum
Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete and her firm AL_A have completed a new porcelain-tiled entrance and underground exhibition hall at the Victoria and Albert Museum. More
V&A celebrates legacy of fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga in new exhibition
Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion opens at London's V&A today, with the exhibition showcasing over 100 pieces of the Spanish designer's work from the later stages of his career, as well as the works of designers he has influenced. More
Friend and Company harnesses "robotic craft" to build new shop for V&A museum
Robots were used to manufacture the components of these two pavilions, which form the new shop for the V&A museum in London. More
London Design Festival announces installations for 2017
A "building block castle" by Camille Walala and an undulating tapestry by Ross Lovegrove are among the 400 events prepped to take place during this year's London Design Festival. More
V&A museum acquires Pussyhat from Washington Women's March
London's V&A has acquired a pink hat with cat-shaped ears, which became a symbol of the Women's March on Washington following Donald Trump's inauguration. More
Kengo Kuma's V&A museum takes shape in Dundee
The V&A museum has released a movie and photographs showing how far construction has progressed on its new Kengo Kuma-designed outpost in Dundee. More
V&A appoints politician Tristram Hunt as new director
The V&A museum in London has named British politician Tristram Hunt as its new director, following the resignation of Martin Roth. More
V&A museum acquires most headline-making designs of 2016
London's V&A museum has purchased a number of design objects that "mirrored society" in 2016, including a burkini, a Vote Leave leaflet, a tile from Grayson Perry's holiday house and the flag of the Refugee Olympic Team. More
Glithero suspends neon "abstract clock" above V&A stairwell
London Design Festival 2016: Taking inspiration from the passage of time, London design studio Glithero has created a kinetic installation that extends across six floors at the V&A museum. More
V&A director quits after expressing dismay over Brexit vote
The German director of the V&A museum in London Martin Roth is stepping down after five years, after describing the results of the EU Referendum as a personal defeat. More
V&A stages first major retrospective of pioneering engineer Ove Arup
An exhibition has opened at London's V&A museum charting the career and legacy of Ove Arup, who "forged a new role for engineers" in the 20th century (+ slideshow). More
Disegno founder Johanna Agerman Ross to join V&A as curator
Johanna Agerman Ross has become the latest design journalist to switch writing for curating and is leaving her post as editor of quarterly design journal Disegno to join the V&A museum. More
V&A features Sam Jacob's replica refugee shelter in copying exhibition at Venice Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: scale reproductions of Nefertiti's bust and a shelter used by refugees in Calais' Jungle are among the myriad replicas of cultural artefacts included in a V&A-curated show about the value of copying (+ slideshow). More
Robotically fabricated carbon-fibre pavilion opens at the V&A
A robotically woven carbon-fibre pavilion developed by a team from the University of Stuttgart has been erected in the courtyard of London's V&A museum as part of a season of engineering events (+ slideshow). More