Victoria and Albert Museum Reviews Summary

Collection Diversity

Pros:

• "Brilliant Museum with brilliant collections. There are so much to see."
• "Jewellery history, the cast workshop, iron and silver collection are amazing."
• "It's worth every second of the four hours spent there, and I can't wait to go back!"
• "Fabulous museum of arts and crafts, with so many wonderful exhibits."
• "The museum has an impressive collection of sculptures from around the world."
• "Absolutely an amazing museum. You need plenty of time to visit it but it's absolutely worth it."
• "Stunning museum housing an enormous collection of artefacts."
• "The museum owns the world's largest collection of post-classical sculpture."

Cons:

• "A bit of a maze, so it is not easy finding your way around."
• "The museum is beautiful but very maze-like. It would take a whole day to see everything."
• "The museum facade is a classic Victorian building, but the courtyard was extremely slippery - a huge negative."
• "Some of the exhibits are crammed together too tightly, and the descriptions next to them contain almost no useful information."
• "The building is set up quite confusingly so a map is more than necessary."

Accessibility and Location

Pros:

• "Good location about 7/8 minutes walking distance from South Kensington station with disable access."
• "Accessing the museum was easy a few feet from the South Kensington tube."
• "Getting out of South Kensington station, you will find it just within 5 mins walk."
• "Located a few meters away from South Kensington tube station, there is even an underground tunnel connecting the tube station and the museum."

Cons:

• "Be careful when going to this place, you can get lost so easily!!!"
• "I picked the V&A at a whim for a destination to visit that day. It had been a lifetime since I had visited as a child."

Cost and Value

Pros:

• "It's FREE and an amazing place to visit once."
• "It is frankly awesome that admission is free."
• "Free to the public -great exhibits."
• "Entry is free but some additional exhibitions are chargeable."
• "Absolutely adored it! The diva exhibit is pretty neat. Awesome that it's a free museum."
• "And it’s free. 10 out of 10."
• "Since it's free for everyone, crowds can't be avoided."

Cons:

• "The cafes are popular and expensive but worth it just for the atmosphere."
• "A couple of minor niggles; the cafe is about as expensive as anywhere I have ever eaten - £5.90 for a scone, anyone?!"
• "The cafe is very expensive even for London prices £2.55 for a small water is unacceptable."
• "The museum café, which sells very overpriced food."
• "Main issue was the cost of food, portion size and lack of Gluten Free options to eat, very limited range."