Ocean Liners Exhibition - V & A

Just a reminder that the Ocean Liners Exhibition has started at the V & A Museum. From the museum's website it looks to be extremely interesting........£18 entry.

We plan to fit this in ASAP !

Thanks for posting this.

Keith

Closing June 17th for those who plan ahead.

Thank you for this additional information.

Keith

We are in London for a week prior to our May 10 crossing and this is one of the key things on our itinerary!

There is also a Winnie the Pooh exhibit until April 8th, making it doubly worthwhile to go! Sadly we will miss both :(

We saw the exhibit a few months ago in Boston. Well worth it.

We are spending a week in London before our EB TA on Sept. 2nd. We have no idea what to do during that week and not sure where to start looking. Did you find a good web site or travel agent you could recommend? Thanks.......

We are in London for a week prior to our May 10 crossing and this is one of the key things on our itinerary!

I plan a visit at V & A- before my next Mary2 voyage in June- the exhibition closes at June 17. So I am there just in time. thanks for posting!

Great suggestion! Love the V & A, the best of London!

Book tickets for the exhibit ahead on the V&A website.

I went yesterday and spent a wonderful morning in the exhibition. It is beautifully done with a wide array of images, artefacts, furnishings and materials of every type and hue. There is a fair focus on the hey day of the ocean liner and some wonderful examples of the art deco themes and items from that period. It was really fascinating and there was plenty of Cunard material and influences to keep a Cunarder happy. Look out for the Cunard influences in the design of the halls themselves. There is a very large video wall - 40 to 50 feet across - which features the QM, QE and QE2 sailing on the open seas from left to right, to left to right. Very impressive and thoroughly recommended.

Thanks for reporting back, I need to plan a trip to London for this.

Thanks for reporting back, I need to plan a trip to London for this.

You certainly do!

Thanks for reporting back, I need to plan a trip to London for this.

Make your trip before September. I believe the exhibition moves to the new V & A in Dundee in September. Or else - jings! - go and see it in Dundee.....

Thanks but it ends in London in June.

Here's and article about the V&A exhibit in the Travel section of "Vogue".

Two If by Sea: In London, a Look at the World’s Most Luxurious Ocean Liners

If anyone is in London on Friday 16th March, this looks fun -

https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/nRoXo2Bm/cocktails-on-the-high-seas

I went yesterday and spent a wonderful morning in the exhibition. It is beautifully done with a wide array of images, artefacts, furnishings and materials of every type and hue. There is a fair focus on the hey day of the ocean liner and some wonderful examples of the art deco themes and items from that period. It was really fascinating and there was plenty of Cunard material and influences to keep a Cunarder happy. Look out for the Cunard influences in the design of the halls themselves. There is a very large video wall - 40 to 50 feet across - which features the QM, QE and QE2 sailing on the open seas from left to right, to left to right. Very impressive and thoroughly recommended.

Great! So it was good then? Am thinking of going with some friends who aren't cruise buffs but interested- would it be good for them? Thanks!

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Great! So it was good then? Am thinking of going with some friends who aren't cruise buffs but interested- would it be good for them? Thanks!

I traveled to Salem, Massachusetts last October to see the exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum just before it closed its run there. I thoroughly enjoyed it and can recommend it for anyone with even a passing interest in ocean liners either from the historical or the art/style aspect.

Great! So it was good then? Am thinking of going with some friends who aren't cruise buffs but interested- would it be good for them? Thanks!

 

 

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It is quite eclectic in the areas it covers. Anyone with any interest in art and design issues or fashion or how ocean liners captured the spirit of the age in the Art Deco era, should be fascinated. It is very accessible and definitely not just for cruise buffs. Well worth spending a couple of hours on it.

I'm going to see this exhibition tomorrow morning, I'm really looking forward to it.

I'm going to see this exhibition tomorrow morning, I'm really looking forward to it.

We are spending a week in London before our EB TA on Sept. 2nd. We have no idea what to do during that week and not sure where to start looking. Did you find a good web site or travel agent you could recommend? Thanks.......

Not sure I understand your itinerary, but there is no shortage of great things to see and do in London no matter what your interests. You might start with the London pages on TripAdvisor.

We went a few weeks back and really enjoyed it. Have a lovely day.