The Victoria and Albert Museum is immense, and therefore I am devoting three posts for this incredible museum. This final post deals with everything else besides the European and Asian Collections.
There is of course the rooms devoted to sculptures. There's plenty of them.
I actually entered the museum from the tunnel that is connected to the metro station nearby. And just from that underground corridor, there are already plenty of sculptures on display. It would take ages to examine each and every one of them, so I just selected the ones that I thought were visually fascinating.
What I really liked, however, were the artefacts contained in the Cast Courts. These two large halls contain replicas of famous pieces from all over the place: perhaps you'd recognise certain items from the photos I have above. They are casts, yet they allow viewers to experience and admire the real thing, as it's rather faithful to the originals. I definitely had fun seeing things that I once saw already in various other parts of the world, now displayed in this area of the museum.
There is also the inner courtyard, and while it was early winter when I visited, it was nevertheless a balmy day, and so I stepped out for a bit of fresh air, in the middle of my visit.
Aside from that, I saw tapestries, ceramics, and many other objects. As said before, this museum is immense, and there are plenty of items to see. I can imagine spending an entire day here, to be honest.
Alas, it is also time to go home. So at some point, I exited, found some lunch, and slowly made my way to my hotel, where I had to pick up my luggage and head to the airport nearby. It was time to go home, and it's also time to wrap up this travelogue series. Don't worry, there's a new one coming up.
