What motivates an artist? Is it selling millions of albums or creating music with a message? Nile Rodgers knows it’s both.

Join Senior Paper Conservator Susan Catcher as she conserves a fragile 200-year-old fan from the era of Marie Antoinette.

Meet youthful spirit John Lyons, the 92-year-old Trinidadian-British painter, poet, and cook for whom curious creativity is a way of life. In his 90s he’s still working, creating and thriving and insists he only feels 30!

Watch as Senior Curator Sarah Grant unboxes the Sutherland Diamonds – a jewelry set comprising of necklace and earrings which are connected to the ruin and execution of Marie Antoinette. But how did these diamonds manage to change history? And are these t...

This video is made to coincide with the exhibition 'Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine' at V&A Dundee which runs until Spring 2026, and the 'Tatreez: Palestinian Embroidery' display at V&A South Kensington until May 2026, curated by Jameel C...

In this video, we take you behind the scenes of the Textile Conservation Studio to see how museum mounting professionals Lauren and Hannah mount and display an original 18th-century robe à la française (also known as a sack-back dress).

Textile Conservator Elizabeth-Anne Haldane describes the conservation work undertaken on an 8th-century Egyptian tunic – one of the exhibits to be displayed in the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries.

Eleanor Johnson won Jackson’s Art Prize 2025 with her oil on canvas painting 'Slick With Olive Oil', which you can see in person at our upcoming exhibition of finalists at Bankside Gallery.

Unbox with us some of the most unusual Wedgwood items to exist, and discover the unique craftsmanship and history behind the limited edition pieces. Perfect for collectors and Wedgwood fans alike!

Step into the Furniture Conservation Studio as Senior Conservator Kevin carefully and mindfully removes the frame from an original portrait of the controversial Queen of France, Marie Antoinette.

Three red leather boxes embossed in gold, each a different size and shape, but what's inside?

This rare and fascinating 18th-century undershirt has a provenance connected to King William III of England...

Witty, warm and unapologetically naughty, Katrin Moye truly is a potter like no other. She doesn't beat around the bush or shy away from things considered 'taboo' – nudity, bums, menopause, historic words for genitals – you name it, she's made it!

Join Furniture curator Nick Humphrey as we pull back the sheets on The Great Bed of Ware. Hear about its racy reputation as we explore the bed's history, showcase its intricate woodwork, and examine the graffiti carved by those who slept in it.

Watch Senior Conservator Laura Ledwina as she conserves an imposing royal portrait from Iran, painted in 1810, bringing it back to its former glory, ready for display in the galleries.