At the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Horst P. Horst, <em>Mainbocher Corset, Paris</em>

Horst P. Horst, Mainbocher Corset, Paris

Horst's Mainbocher Corset photograph journeyed across oceans and time to transform Vogue into a concept and a verb.

Conserving the Wolsey Angels

After their recent rediscovery, the Wolsey Angels go through extensive conservation and preservation after being exposed to the elements on the gateposts of a stately home in England, perhaps for centuries

Conserving Jacob van Walscapelle’s <i>Flowers in a Glass Vase</i>

Conserving Jacob van Walscapelle’s Flowers in a Glass Vase

The earliest known signed work by Jacob van Walscapelle undergoes thorough conservation work at the V&A, including reattaching paint flakes, removing discoloured varnish, and applying new varnish

Conservation: The Nasrid plasterwork collection at the V&A

A conservator at the V&A discusses new discoveries that have uncovered new information on their materials, techniques, history and provenance

Conservation: Cast of the Pórtico de la Gloria

In 1866, the Victoria & Albert Museum commissioned an Italian plaster maker to journey to Spain to make a copy of a monument of Romanesque art. See how the museum takes care of it more than 150 years later.

Conservation: Indian jama

Follow V&A's conservation team as they carefully clean and repair a magnificent 19th century jama – a style of garment worn by men in India for centuries.

Conservation: portrait miniatures

Find out how the V&A investigates and analyzes the miniatures in order to understand more about what they were made of, when they were made, and how to conserve them.