The V&A Museum
**The Victoria and Albert Museum** (often abbreviated as the _V&A_) was founded in 1852 and named after _Queen Victoria_ and _Prince Albert_. It is housing a permanent collection of over _2.27 million_ objects. The V&A has _145_ galleries. Its collection spans _5,000_ years of art, from ancient times to the present day, from the cultures of _Europe_, _North America_, _Asia_ and _North Africa_.
##### **An approximate plan of the tour:**
An Introduction to the museum including _highlights_ and a _history_ of the development of the collection.
A walk through the _medieval_ galleries.
A walk through the _Renaissance_ galleries.
Highlights of the _sculpture_ collection.
From _Baroque_ to _Neo-classical_: a walk through the European galleries of furniture and decorative arts.
Furniture and decorative arts of the _Tudor_ and _Stuart_ periods.
_The Lure of Italy_: the influence of the classical world on the _decorative_ arts of the eighteenth century.
Aspects of _Victorian_ taste.
_Regency_ taste.