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New V&A show examines Tropical Modernism's legacy across West Africa

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London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is set to open an exhibition on the modernist architectural style that emerged in 1940s West Africa.

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Photos: First V&A East building tops out in East London ceremony

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Exciting news in the museum world as the first site of the long-awaited Victoria & Albert Museum’s East extension has officially topped out as of this week. The new V&A East has been years in the making.

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Tropical Modernism gets the spotlight at the V&A's special Venice Biennale exhibition this May

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London's Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) has shared details of its new Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Power in West Africa exhibition that will be included in the upcoming 2023 Venice Biennale in May.

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RIBA announces curatorial split with V&A Museum after nearly 20 years

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Citing a shift in both institutions’ “strategic priorities”, RIBA has announced the conclusion of its popular 20-year exhibition partnership with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in a joint statement.

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V&A examines tropical modernism as a guide for the future in major london exhibition

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Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence at V&A After debuting at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum presents its Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence exhibition in London from March 2nd to September 22nd, 2024.

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V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"

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London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building". The photography is courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Five art and design exhibitions on Dezeen Events Guide

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Top image: courtesy of the Design Museum Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design 2 September 2023 to 7 July 2024, USA Objects intended to illustrate the circularity of materials feature in the Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design exhibition by New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Photo by Studio Periphery.

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