The glories of the V&A: six of the museum’s best hidden wonders

The V&A was this week named museum of the year. One of the institution’s biggest fans lists some of his (lesser-known) favourite things

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If ever a museum deserved a prize, it is the V&A in South Kensington, London. This great Victorian creation, which has just been named museum of the year, attracts huge audiences for its blockbuster exhibitions on the likes of Alexander McQueen and Kylie Minogue. Beyond those glamorous events, however, its real strength is as a vast cabinet of curiosities, full of almost limitless surprises. Its collections contain everything from porcelain goats to a Hello Kitty lunchbox, all waiting to be discovered among what feels like miles of sometimes labyrinthine, sometimes awesomely grand galleries. Here is a magical mystery tour of some of the museum’s lesser-known wonders.

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