The Great London Walk-About: The Victoria and Albert Museum

One of the must-see museums in London is the Victoria and Albert Museum, "the world's greatest museum of art and design" housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects from ancient times to the present day in virtually all medium in all parts of the world. in short, its 8 acres of all my favorite things! from diamond rings to wrought iron railing design to Alexander McQueen's armadillo heels made famous by Lady Gaga to Islamic tapestries to Japanese samurai suits.. the list is endless!

despite day two of my blistered toes, i simply just have to ignore them! in each room that i went through was a treasure trove of an extensive hold of more inspiration in sculpture, plastercasts, jewelry, metalwork, mosaics, photographs, furniture, etc.

in the main entrance is a 30-foot glass sculpture by glass artist Dale Chihuly (at first, i thought this was made entirely of sculptured balloons!)

another sculpture amidst preserved columns in every period in history

a plastercast of the Trajan's column taken from the original 1st century AD monument

one of the thousands of mouldings and casts inside the museum

a Japanese suit of armour

a Medieval wooden staircase taken from an actual Medieval house!

ahhhhh learn something new everyday :)

a stolen bokeh shot taken inside the Jewelry Exhibit

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The Power of Making is an on-going exhibition that celebrates the best of human imagination and creativity in craft; Manel Torres, while studying in the Royal College of Art, developed the Fabrican, a spray-on dress

here's the mister beside the King Silver Gorilla by David Mach, made entirely of wire coat hangers. a day is just isn't enough!