Underground Journeys

02.10.2010 - 03.04.2011

Cromwell Road Architecture, room 128a Victoria and Albert Museum London SW7 2RL, United Kingdom

The full range of Charles Holdens  work including drawings and photographs will be shown. Holdens relationship with London Transports chief executive, Frank Pick will be investigated as their collaboration and integrated approach to design and architecture was instrumental in shaping London Transports corporate brand. The influence that Holdens architecture had on the suburbs that developed as a result of new stations being built, along with his broader impact on station architecture will also be explored.

Opening Hours:
10.00 to 17.45 daily
10.00 to 22.00 Fridays (selected galleries remain open after 18.00 )
Closing commences 10 minutes before time stated
Closed 24, 25 and 26 December

The tunnel entrance to the V&A is open from 10.00 / 17.40 Saturday to Thursday and 10.00 / 20.00 on Fridays but may be closed on occasion on the advice of London Underground.

How to Get There:
By Foot
The V&A is ten minute walk from Harrods, Knightsbridge and Hyde Park. If coming from South Kensington Station, take the underground tunnel and follow the directions to the Museums. The V&A entrance will be the second on your right.
By Bicycle
The V&A is a couple of minutes ride via Exhibition Road from the cycle paths in Hyde Park. Cycle racks are available on Cromwell Gardens immediately to the right of the Grand Entrance and there is a cloakroom just inside. Find out more from Transport for London .
By Public Transport
London Underground (The Tube):The V&A is a five minute walk from South Kensington underground station (on the Piccadilly, Circle and District Line). South Kensington is a five minute tube journey from Victoria, ten minutes from Covent Garden and Lecicester Square and 15 minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras.
The V&A is a ten minute walk from Knightsbridge underground station (on the Piccadilly Line). Knightsbridge is a ten minute tube journey from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and 15 minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras.
Bus
Buses C1, 14, 74 and 414 stop outside the Cromwell Road entrance. The Open Tour stop outside the Museum as part of their Double Decker Bus siteseeing tour of London.

Admission:
Free

Contact:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 2000

E-mail: vanda@vam.ac.uk