Vision & accident : the story of the Victoria and Albert Museum
"This history focuses on the people, the policies and the politics of one of the world's greatest museums. A place of passion, turbulence and novelty, the V & A was founded in early Victorian times as a campaigning institution, and hot debate has been raging ever since. This is not a book about the majestic growth of the superb collections, or about the remarkable rise of the ornate buildings - it is about what people thought, what they did, and what happened to them. Alongside orthodox museum activities, readers will discover an 'official murder', suicide, embezzlement and theft."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 1999
V & A Publications, London, 1999