# @theroyalfamily on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2020-08-25T08:00:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Royal Family (@TheRoyalFamily) — https://gondola.cc/TheRoyalFamily

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Tomorrow will mark 201 years since Prince Albert was born. For Charity Tuesday, we’re looking at one of his great legacies: the V&A Museum.
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vamuseum was born out of Prince Albert’s brainchild: the Great Exhibition, which was the world's first international display of design and manufacturing. Following the hugely successful exhibition, Prince Albert decided that the profits should be used to develop a cultural district of museums and colleges in South Kensington devoted to art and science education. The V&A was the first of these institutions. 
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Initially known as the Museum of Manufactures, it first opened its doors in 1852.
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Today, the V&A remains the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The Duchess of Cambridge is Patron.
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The museum has recently reopened following closure due to the Coronavirus outbreak. To find out more about its history and how to visit, follow our link in bio.
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Photos:
1. Prince Albert, photographed in 1848 by William Edward Kilburn. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020.
2. The opening of the Great Exhibition 1851, BY Eugene-Louis Lami. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020.
3. The Belgian section of the Great Exhibition. © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020.
4. The Queen visiting the V&A in 1962. Press Association. 
5. The Queen visiting the V&A in 1999. Press Association.
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