Sunday, November 08, 2009

Tour the Victoria & Albert Museum

Victoria & Albert Museum Puts Details of One Million Objects on Website | Art Knowledge News: "The V&A announced that visitors to its website can now find online over one million records detailing objects in its collections ranging from well known treasures such as Tippoo’s 'Tiger' to less familiar paintings and ceramics. People using Search the Collections, at collections.vam.ac.uk, will find images of more than 100,000 objects with more images and details to follow as they become available. The online records vary from detailed studies written by curators to more basic inventory information which might include the maker, provenance, production technique and style. Visitors can also look up whether an object is on display and where in the Museum it can be found."

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1 comment:

Evan Lewis said...

Intrigued by Tippo's Tiger? The real beast makes an appearance in 'Sharpe's Tiger', the first (chronologically) of Bernard Cornwell's great Sharpe series.