The V and A houses a public collection of prints and drawings of every kind imagineable from old master drawings to photographs, playing cards, fashion plates and wallpapers. You have to select what you want to see from the collection http://collections.vam.ac.uk/and book in advance. The behind-the-scenes route up to the study room of v and a is a treat alone (pictured)
Website
vam.ac.uk
Address
Victoria and Albert Museum Prints and Drawings Study Room, Cromwell Road, London, United Kingdom
Current city: London
Anna Ilsley is an artist based in Bow, East London.
 

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