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Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones

Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones
Exhibition Tickets
Victoria and Albert Museum
Address
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London  SW7 2RL
United Kingdom
Booking from
Tue, 24th February 2009
Booking to
Sun, 31st May 2009
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones is a collaboration between the V&A and one of the world’s foremost hat designers, Stephen Jones. The exhibition will display more than 300 hats chosen with the expert eye of a milliner. On display will be hats ranging from an Egyptian Anubis mask dating from 600BC to a 1950s Balenciaga hat and couture creations by Jones and his contemporaries. To show the universal appeal and delight of wearing hats, Jones has included a wide variety of styles including top hats, berets and a child’s plastic tiara.


Travel

Nearest Tube: South Kensington (Piccadilly/Circle & Disctrict lines)
The V&A is within a few minutes walk of South Kensington tube station, on the corner of Cromwell Road and Exhibition Road.

Access

Wheelchairs: Both Cromwell Road and Exhibition Road entrances are negotiable by wheelchair users. Please remember that The V&A is a Grade 1 listed building, some areas of which were designed and built without considering the needs of wheelchair users.

Hearing Impaired: Sound enhancement equipment is available for gallery talks and tours. Please ask at the Cromwell Road Information Desk.

All guide dogs and service dogs are welcome.

Notes

The following individuals are entitled to free admission to the V&A (guaranteed entry if tickets are prebooked):
  • Under 12s
  • People with disabilities, with up to two carers
  • Individual teachers or lecturers (on production of evidence of professional status)
  • Individual Blue Badge Guides
  • Museums Association (MA) members
  • International Council of Museums (ICOM) members
  • Staff from other museums (UK or overseas) on production of staff identification from their institution
  • Press (with Press card)
Customers must produce valid ID to be eligible for free admission.

Friends of the V&A and Patrons are entitled to free entry without prebooking; it may be necessary to queue during very busy periods.