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| 2024 | Museum displayed Taylor Swift's career costumes in the 'Taylor Swift Songbook Trail' exhibition, conceived by theatre designer Tom Piper, featuring 13 stops across the museum's galleries. |
| 2023 | The museum's Sculpture Gallery was featured as a filming location in the romantic comedy movie 'Red, White & Royal Blue'. |
| 2023 | The Duke of York vacated his London residence and office at Buckingham Palace. |
| July 1 2023 | The Young V&A at Bethnal Green was reopened. |
| June 2022 | RIBA announced the termination of its 20-year partnership with the V&A, set to end in 2027, which will result in the closure of the permanent architecture gallery and the transfer of artifacts back to RIBA's collections. |
| 2021 | The museum abandoned plans to reorganize its collections by date rather than by material after critics argued the changes would lead to staff cuts and a loss of expertise. |
| 2021 | Concluded the 'Concealed Histories: Uncovering the Story of Nazi Looting' exhibition, shedding light on art displacement during World War II. |
| March 2020 | BBC Two began airing a six-part documentary series called 'Secrets of the Museum', showcasing behind-the-scenes work of the museum's curators and restorers. |
| 2019 | Organized two notable exhibitions: 'Food: Bigger Than the Plate' exploring food culture and sustainability, and 'Concealed Histories: Uncovering the Story of Nazi Looting'. |
| 2019 | The V&A received sponsorship for a car exhibition from Bosch, a company previously fined 90 million euros for its role in the diesel emissions scandal. |
| November 2019 | Art photographer Nan Goldin led a 'die-in' protest in the Sackler courtyard entrance of the museum, challenging the V&A's acceptance of donations from the Sackler family, who owned Purdue Pharma, makers of the addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin. |
| September 15 2018 | Opened the first V&A museum outside London - V&A Dundee in Scotland. |
| March 2018 | The Duchess of Cambridge was announced as the first royal patron of the museum. |
| 2017 | The House of Commons backed funding for the palace restoration project by 464 votes to 56. |
| June 29 2017 | The Exhibition Road Quarter project was opened, providing 6,400 square metres of additional space, marking the largest museum expansion in over 100 years. |
| November 2016 | A 10-year maintenance work schedule was approved by the prime minister, estimated to cost £369 million and involving new plumbing, wiring, boilers, radiators, and solar panel installation. |
| 2015 | Estimated costs for the Dundee gallery project increased to £76 million, making it the most expensive gallery project in Scotland's history. |
| 2015 | Hosted the Alexander McQueen exhibition, which drew an impressive 3,472 visitors per day and ranked second among London's top paid exhibitions. |
| 2015 | The State Dining Room was closed for a year and a half due to a potentially dangerous ceiling. |
| December 9 2015 | Opened new European galleries for the 17th and 18th centuries, restoring original Aston Webb interiors and hosting European collections from 1600-1815. |
| 2013 | Launched the 'David Bowie Is' exhibition, celebrating the iconic musician's artistic and cultural impact. |
| 2012 | Planning permission was granted for the Exhibition Road Quarter project. |
| November 2012 | The Victoria and Albert Museum opened its first gallery exclusively dedicated to furniture, showcasing designers like Ron Arad, John Henry Belter, Joe Colombo, Eileen Gray, Verner Panton, Thonet, and Frank Lloyd Wright. |
| 2011 | The V&A announced that AL A architectural practice won an international competition to construct a new gallery beneath an entrance courtyard on Exhibition Road. |
| 2011 | Presented the 'Power of Making' exhibition, highlighting craftsmanship and innovative design. |
| February 25 2010 | The Musical Instruments gallery was closed, sparking controversy and leading to a Parliamentary petition with over 5,100 signatures to preserve the collection. |
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