Join Conservator Dana as she gently opens the drawers of a special 17th century Colombian cabinet made from a rare plant resin called mopa mopa.

Follow curator Nick, conservator Dana and conservation scientist Lucia on their journey to unravel the mysteries of this fascinating object. Made of a rare plant resin called mopa mopa and decorated with a technique known as Barniz de Pasto, the intricate...

The great age of Mughal art lasted from about 1580 to 1650 and spanned the reigns of three emperors: Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.

From shipwrecked Tudor glass to an ancient Roman hoard of gold jewelry, real buried treasure to things found in the River Thames – many rare and beautiful objects have been lost for hundreds, if not thousands of years. But what happens when they're miracu...

Watch as Assistant Curator Becky Luffman gently handles and examines a selection of delicate Christmas baubles made in the historic German town of Lauscha, world-renowned for the production of festive glass ornaments.

Festive, frivolous, decked in sparkles – everyone loves an over-the-top table at Christmas.

From dancing Christmas puddings, to a lobster snipping at a child, cats doing acrobatics and a dog postman with human hands – explore the wide selection of (sometimes unexpected) Victorian Christmas cards in the V&A's collection!

Once seen as evil, supernatural beings to be feared and stigmatised, witches have been persecuted, tortured, put on trial and burned at the stake for centuries.

Dive into the more surprising side of Victorian fashion history and see some of the crazes from the 1890s – from voluminous layered skirts and tiny corseted waists, to outrageously oversized sleeves (known as ‘gigot’ or ‘leg-of-mutton’), and novelty umbre...

Follow Senior Textile Conservator Susana Fajardo as she works on the dress worn by Sandie Shaw for her performance of ‘Puppet on a String’ at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967. Sound designer and performance-maker Julie Rose Bower has documented Susana...

Join Curator Connie Karol Burks as she carefully handles costume earrings, necklaces and brooches designed by Gabrielle Chanel.

Join museum technician Ben as he packs away a stringed musical instrument called a zither, which is in the shape of a crocodile. This 19th century zither originates from Myanmar (then Burma) and is made from wood coated with lacquer and gold leaf.

Join fashion curator Sonnet Stanfill as she unboxes a bejewelled leather dress by Italian designer Gianni Versace. From his Autumn/Winter 1997 couture collection, the dress was worn by supermodel Naomi Campbell in Versace's final catwalk show – just weeks...

The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of jewelry in the world.

Take a tour around our Bags: Inside Out exhibition, and discover highlight objects with curator Dr Lucia Savi.