V&A Dundee

Over het museum

V&A Dundee is Scotland's first design museum and the first Victoria and Albert museum outside London. The idea began at the University of Dundee in 2007, where it was proposed as a way to anchor the regeneration of the city's waterfront. An international design competition in 2010 was won by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, whose first building in the United Kingdom this is. His design was inspired by the cliffs on Scotland's east coast and by Dundee's history as a port, and part of the building projects out over the River Tay.

The museum was built on the site of the former Olympia Leisure Centre. Construction started in 2014 and took longer than planned, with an opening date first set for 2017. The building, clad in precast concrete panels, cost around £80 million and opened to the public on 15 September 2018, attracting 100,000 visitors in its first three weeks.

The permanent Scottish Design Galleries bring together about 300 objects, from architecture and fashion to engineering and video-game design, drawn from the V&A's collections and from Scottish museums and designers. A highlight is the Oak Room, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1908 for a Glasgow tearoom and rebuilt from more than 700 original parts. A display called Stories from the Building, opened in 2023, shows how the museum itself was designed and built. Alongside these, the museum stages temporary exhibitions, some of them ticketed, and runs a programme of events, learning activities and trails.

Hoogtepunten

• Kengo Kuma's building reaching out over the River Tay
• Scottish Design Galleries with about 300 objects, free to enter
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Oak Room
• Free guided tours and self-guided audio tours
• Free families programme and trails

Vaste collectie

• Scottish Design Galleries – A permanent display of about 300 objects showing Scottish design from architecture and fashion to engineering and games; free to enter.
• Oak Room – Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 1908 tearoom interior, restored from more than 700 surviving parts and shown within the Scottish Design Galleries.

Opgericht

2018

Beheerder

Design Dundee Ltd

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission to the museum, including the Scottish Design Galleries, is free and does not need to be booked. A paid ticket is needed for some temporary exhibitions and events; concession tickets are offered for adults. Tickets can be bought online, by phone or at the Welcome Desk. Membership starts from £25 a year and gives unlimited visits to ticketed exhibitions.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The main entrance on Riverside Esplanade is step-free and hands-free, and there is step-free access throughout the building. Wheelchairs can be borrowed at the Welcome Desk or reserved in advance. Accessible toilets are on all levels and there is a Changing Places toilet on Level 1; at the time of research the Level 1 lift was out of order and the museum named alternative Changing Places toilets elsewhere in Dundee. Hearing loops are installed at the welcome desk, in the café tills and in the auditorium. Large print guides are available for exhibitions. There is a Quiet Room on Level 1 and sensory tools (colour overlays, communication cards, ear defenders, tactile toys) at the Welcome Desk. Assistance dogs are welcome on a lead. Blue Badge holders can park free of charge and without time limit on South Crichton Street.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

A free families programme offers hands-on sessions for toddlers to teenagers. Free printed trails (Selkie Trail inside, seek + peek outside on the plaza) are available at the Welcome Desk. There is an unattended buggy park on Level 0 and baby changing on Levels 0 and 2; breastfeeding is welcome everywhere. Under-18s go free to ticketed exhibitions.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Dundee Airport is a ten-minute drive from the museum.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes
• Wifi

Tatha Bar & Kitchen serves snacks, lunch and afternoon tea; free Wi-Fi is available in the museum. Lockers hold one standard-sized piece of hand luggage for a £1 fee. Tables for packed lunches are on Level 0 next to the shop. The shop sells design gifts.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Hireable spaces are the Juniper Auditorium, the Locke Hall and Upper Foyer (seats 220 for dinner) and Tatha Bar & Kitchen (dinners from 10 to parties of 120).

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