In Pictures: Inside the new V&A Dundee

Scotland’s first museum dedicated to design is the centrepiece of a £1bn redevelopment of Dundee’s waterfront and has attracted worldwide interest.

Published Sep 12, 2018

In 2007 the first discussions were held to bring a design museum to Dundee that would change the face of the city. Now, 11 years later, the V&A has finally opened its doors for the first time.

A plethora of exhibits from numerous collections fill the uniquely shaped building – brought to life by architect Kengo Kuma – which has attracted interest from across the globe.

An inside view of the V&A, dubbed the ‘V&Tay’ (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Exhibits in the Ocean Liners Speed and Style gallery (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Oak room — Alison Brown, curator from Glasgow Museums, inside a Charles Rennie Mackintosh oak room (Andrew Milligan/PA)

V&A — The total museum floor space is 8,445 square metres (Hufton+Crow/PA)

The Scottish Design Galleries (Andrew Milligan/PA)

A person views a panel from the first-class smoking room on the Normandie in the Ocean Liners Speed and Style gallery (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Free-to-enter — There are 300 exhibits in the free-to-enter Scottish Design Galleries (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Architect Kengo Kuma outside the museum which opens on September 15 (Andrew Milligan/PA)