V&A Archives — Colossal

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You’ll Need a Magnifying Glass to Read Some of the World’s Smallest Books at the V&A

March 13, 2026

A gif from a short film produced by the V&A showing two miniature 17th-century table replicas being stacked on the original

Terry Facey Painstakingly Replicates a 17th-Century Marquetry Table at 1:8 Scale

January 2, 2026

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A Deep Dive into the Strange and Touching Victorian-Era Mourning Traditions

December 6, 2025

a white woman holding an 18th century fan

Dive into the Painstaking Process of Restoring an 18th-Century Fan

October 16, 2025

the interior of a contemporary museum collection storehouse

Order an Object at the New V&A East Storehouse to Get Up-Close to 5,000 Years of Cultural Heritage

June 3, 2025

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Thousands of Josiah Wedgwood’s Glazed Ceramic Samples Paved the Way for 18th-Century Ingenuity

December 18, 2024