A History of Photography at Victoria and Albert Museum

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In 1852, the V&A became the first museum to collect photographs and in 1858, the first to hold a photography exhibition. The Photographs Gallery draws upon the V&A's internationally renowned collection and chronicles the history of photography from the 1840s up to the 1970s. It showcases some of the most technically brilliant and artistically accomplished photographs in the history of the medium.

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Victoria and Albert Museum

Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

Victoria and Albert Museum is in South Kensington, Central London
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Victoria and Albert Museum

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Cromwell Road
London
SW7 2RL
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
Public transport:
Tube: South Kensington, Knightsbridge Train: Victoria. Follow the Museums tunnel from South Kensington Underground.

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