Major exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery,
Buckingham Palace

This major exhibition is the first ever to focus on the unique partnership of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their shared enthusiasm for art. Victoria & Albert: Art & Love focuses on the period of Victoria’s marriage to Prince Albert, from the time of their engagement in 1839 to the Prince’s untimely death in 1861. The exhibition also challenges the popular image of Queen Victoria – the melancholy widow of 40 years. Through 400 works from across the entire Royal Collection, including paintings, drawings, photographs, jewellery and sculpture, Victoria emerges as a romantic and open-minded young woman.
 
For Victoria and Albert, art was an important part of everyday life and a way they expressed their love for each other.  Around a third of the objects in the exhibition were exchanged as gifts between the couple to mark special occasions. They range from the simple and sentimental, such as a beautiful set of jewellery in the form of orange blossom, to superb examples of early Italian painting, including Bernardo Daddi’s The Marriage of the Virgin, given by the Queen to the Prince for his birthday in 1846.

Victoria & Albert: Art & Love
The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
19 March – 31 October 2010
Open daily 10:00 – 17:30 (last admission 16:30)

Preview a selection of highlights online in the exhibition microsite.

Pre-booking for The Queen’s Gallery is strongly advised. A small number of tickets is held back for sale on the day. These tickets are available from the ticket desks at the Gallery from 09:30 on a strictly 'first come, first served' basis and are for one of the timed admissions that day.

Advance tickets can be booked online or by telephone (+44) (0)20 7766 7301.