The Architectural Museum at the South Kensington Museum

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Plaster casts of architectural ornament were shown at the South Kensington Museum (the ancestor of the V&A) from its opening in 1857. The so-called Architectural Museum was set up in the gallery of the Iron Museum (nicknamed the Brompton Boilers), which now forms the building of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. The Museum contained casts of medieval architecture from the Royal Architectural Museum to which were added casts from the Governement School of Design. Brass rubbings were hung from the roof.

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Object type	Photograph
Title	The Architectural Museum at the South Kensington Museum (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Albumen print
Brief description	Photograph showing the 'Architectural Museum at the South Kensington Museum', about 1857.
Physical description	Photograph showing the Architectural museum at the South Kensington Museum (now V&A).
Gallery label	(1990s) Plaster casts of architectural ornament were shown at the South Kensington Museum (the ancestor of the V&A) from its opening in 1857. The so-called Architectural Museum was set up in the gallery of the Iron Museum (nicknamed the Brompton Boilers), which now forms the building of the Bethnal Green Museum. The Museum contained casts of medieval architecture from the Royal Architectural Museum to which were added casts from the Governement School of Design. Brass rubbings were hung from the roof.
Summary	Plaster casts of architectural ornament were shown at the South Kensington Museum (the ancestor of the V&A) from its opening in 1857. The so-called Architectural Museum was set up in the gallery of the Iron Museum (nicknamed the Brompton Boilers), which now forms the building of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. The Museum contained casts of medieval architecture from the Royal Architectural Museum to which were added casts from the Governement School of Design. Brass rubbings were hung from the roof.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	1948-1938

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Record created	April 26, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O123361/the-architectural-museum-at-the-photograph-unknown/

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