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Several new galleries, part of V&A's FuturePlan, will display the museum's comprehensive collection of world-wide ceramics in innovative and accessible exhibition spaces.

Interest in antique embroidery is growing and with each passing year even a fragment of embroidered silk is becoming harder to find. Many old pieces are very expensive.

This catalogue accompanied an exhibition, of the same name, shown at London's V&A Museum. The book explores the development and universal spread of the Baroque style.

Queen Maud's stylish wardrobe, including her coronation gown, returns to Oslo after an exhibit called Style and Splendour at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

The Fashion Vs Sports exhibition at the V&A examines how, over the years, sportswear has influenced fashion, both in the high street and on designer runways.

The National Gallery and Victoria & Albert Museum pool their resources to show German Renaissance glass, paintings and drawings. Artists include Albrecht Dürer and Grien.

'Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones', is supported by drop-ins, demonstrations, lectures, workshops and courses exploring the design, production and wearing of hats.

Lilly Dache was America's most famous milliner in her day.

Sir Robert Crawford CBE, Director-General of the Imperial War Museum retires in October 2008. Diane Lees, Director of the Museum of Childhood, will step into his shoes.

The Buildings of England is still a landmark work of English architecture. The author was Nikolaus Pevsner, the eminent architectural historian whose ideas endure.

A bang, novelty, corny joke and a paper hat, Christmas crackers today are vastly different from the original crackers of the 1800s.

After the theatre tickets have been bought, meals enjoyed and the hotel bill settled, it's time to sample some of London's Museums and Art Galleries, all for free.

Exhibitions of devotional Renaissance art and provocative contemporary works in new AGO, redesigned by architect Frank Gehry

The Patiala Necklace, Indian turban jewels, a Louis Vuitton Tea Case, a howdah and life-size elephant, and a Rolls Royce motor show the opulence of India's royal courts.

It has long been Mary Wilson's dream that her collection of stunning costumes would be exhibited for all to see. The garments will be shown at the V&A and around the UK.

British Regency design, design during the Cold War, modern British theatre design and design innovation in China are explored by major exhibitions at London's V&A Museum.

Throughout the year at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 'Fashion in Motion' showcases some of the world's top designers in fashion. Tickets go fast and the shows are free.

Charles Dickens' use of iron gall ink threatened the existence of his manuscripts.

On show - designs created by computer code, interactives where viewers directly influence the work and artwork created by digital traces left by internet communications.

Cheap Hostels and YMCA's in London are one budget tip for saving money suggested by the Pauline Frommer's Guide to London, which also rates low-cost restaurants and pubs.

How to make sense of Knitting Needle sizes on international and vintage patterns, including link to free vintage patterns at the UK Victoria and Albert Museum.

Old King Cole was the real man responsible for the first commercial Christmas card. It was his solution to having too many Christmas messages to write by hand.

England's Great Exhibition included exhibits from all over the world but the building which housed the show drew an equal amount of attention.

The Wallace Collection is a public museum in a stately London townhouse. Tour one of the greatest private collections of art ever bequeathed to the British nation.

Ayala Bar's jewelry designs have been called Art Deco meets Middle East. See why millions of women around the world collect her distinctive jewelry.

Rossetti was one of the founders of The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artistic movement. Both painter and poet, his images and words created an ethereally sensuous world.

Even in Days gone by people led very busy lives and were looking for ways to save time and energy. Just as now, many inventions are created to be time savers.

A brief history of the Christmas card, from its Roman origins to the first Christmas card produced in Victorian England

The only surviving London house of the famous Victorian novelist, the Charles Dickens Museum is home to an important picture library and historical photographic archive.

FuturePlan, the V&A's redevelopment project, has progressed a step further. The new Theatre and Performance Galleries redisplay 350 years of British theatre history.

Visitors to the South Kensington area, the Royal Albert Hall, the V&A, Science and Natural History Museums, will find excellent four-star hotels within walking distance.

Rodin sculptures, Old Masters' paintings, architectural elements from castles, cathedral windows and Tang Dynasty tapestries are showcased in this world-class museum.

London has some great family days out, with free attractions open to tourists and locals alike. End holiday boredom, save money and go green by using public transport.

The Science Museum has numerous hands-on working displays from the Victorian Bathroom to the Space Age. Many activities for children.

Lulu Guinness handbags are famous for their witty, quirky, novelty designs from flower baskets and chocolates to lip-shaped clutches, houses and even poodle parlors.

Forget trainers and tracksuits. This season it's glamorous fashion-forward sportswear, with luxe fabrics and quilting in Puffa jackets, Parka coats and pencil skirts.

The online resources of Kew Gardens, the RHS and the Natural History Museum offer unique examples of botanical art.

The pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood created a stir with their paintings and influence a lot of artists with their theme and ideas, the imagery they produced became famous.

Dale Chihuly, an international glass artist, will create a special installation at the Chace Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Richard Dadd is best known for his fairy paintings, but his facinating work encompasses so much more.

Some fabrics are easier to use than others in hand sewing. Older pieces of patchwork often use a variety of fabric and it's a good idea to think about what to use.

London has enough free museums to keep you busy for months. They range from the huge to the tiny and each is packed with unique character.

The new V&A galleries house some of the world's rarest and most beautiful carved ivory panels - The Symmachi Panel and the Front Cover of the Lorsch Gospels.

Fung Lam may be less than 30 years old, but he is already busy composing, performing cello, and working with the next generation of young musicians in classical music.

Alfred Stevens, painter and sculptor, was a genius but also a perfectionist. His memorial to the Duke of Wellington in St Paul's Cathedral (London) was his final undoing

This book explores changing tastes and lifestyles within India's royal courts in the 200 years leading up to Independence in 1947, and the role of maharajas thereafter.

Bendigo is a country town that has reinvented itself, with modern, vibrant eateries, unique shopping experiences and one of the best art galleries in regional Australia.