Victoria & Albert Photography Centre, West London Museum, Bern Schwartz Family Foundation
V&A Photography Centre
Architecture at the V&A London Museum, England, UK – design by David Kohn Architects (DKA)
2 Jun 2017
V&A Photography Centre London
V&A Photography Centre in London
Design: David Kohn Architects (DKA)
V&A unveils designs and first major supporter for new Photography Centre
2 June 2017 – Today, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) reveals the first visual of its new, state-of-the-art Photography Centre, and announces its first major supporter for the project ? The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation.
Designed by David Kohn Architects (DKA), the first phase of the V&A Photography Centre will more than double the display space dedicated to photography by Autumn 2018. It forms part of an ambitious two-phased FuturePlan development project to dramatically reimagine the display of the photographic collection at the V&A. V&A Photography Centre – Render of The Bern and Ronny Schwartz Gallery (c) David Kohn Architects:

DKA?s design for the Photography Centre will celebrate the original features of the V&A?s nineteenth-century picture galleries, while creating a rich variation of atmosphere through the use of lighting, and clever climate control to ensure a stable environment for fragile artworks. A modular system of display cases that can be easily reconfigured will allow for greater flexibility and ...