Victoria and Albert Museum

As the world's leading museum of art and design, the V&A enriches people's lives by promoting the practice of design and increasing knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world.

The Word & Image Department (WID) is responsible for the Museum’s collections of prints, drawings, paintings, photographs, designs, Digital art, books and archives, including 8 of the V&A’s 18 national collections. WID also leads on both the V&A and RIBA Architecture Partnership and the annual V&A Illustration Awards. There are over 2 million items in WID collections overall, ranging from some of the world’s most valued works of art to examples of the most ephemeral designed objects.