V&A Dundee will open this September to champion Scottish design

This September, the V&A Dundee, Scotland’s first design museum, will open to the public. It will be the only V&A museum in the world outside of London, posing as an international centre for design; a place of inspiration, discovery and learning.

Paquebot Paris Charles Demuth United States 1921 -22. Gift of Ferdinand Howald © Columbus Museum of Art Ohio

Paquebot Paris Charles Demuth United States 1921 -22. Gift of Ferdinand Howald © Columbus Museum of Art Ohio

Visitors to V&A Dundee will experience the remarkable story of design past, present and future, and the vital contribution it makes to all of our daily lives.

The new museum will feature permanent galleries of Scottish design, as well as an ambitious international programme of changing exhibitions showcasing the very best of design from around the world, new design commissions, fast-changing installations by emerging designers and creative projects developed through its learning programme.

Philip Long, Director of V&A Dundee, said: “After many years of planning for V&A Dundee, we are absolutely thrilled to announce the date of the new museum’s opening.

“V&A Dundee brings something new to Scotland. It is the country’s first museum dedicated to design, which visitors will be able to experience and get involved in very many ways. Particularly important is that the new museum enables major V&A exhibitions to be seen more widely by more people across the UK.

"So, I am especially excited that part of V&A Dundee’s opening programme will be the breath-taking exhibition Ocean Liners: Speed & Style, the first of many ambitious exhibitions at V&A Dundee that will show how our lives have been – and always will be – shaped by design.”

Visit www.vandadundee.org for more information.

Normandie in New York, 1935-39 © Collection French Lines

Normandie in New York, 1935-39 © Collection French Lines

The Steerage, Alfred Stieglitz, 1907. Gift of the Georgia O_Keeffe Foundation © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Steerage, Alfred Stieglitz, 1907. Gift of the Georgia O_Keeffe Foundation © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Empress of Britain colour lithograph poster for Canadian Pacific Railways, J.R. Tooby, London_,1920 _ 31 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Empress of Britain colour lithograph poster for Canadian Pacific Railways, J.R. Tooby, London_,1920 _ 31 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Silk georgette and glass beaded, Salambo  dress previously owned by Miss Emilie Grigsby Jeanne Lanvin Paris 1925 © Victoria and Albert Museum London

Silk georgette and glass beaded, Salambo dress previously owned by Miss Emilie Grigsby Jeanne Lanvin Paris 1925 © Victoria and Albert Museum London

Two piece bathing suit retailed by Finngans Ltd. London 1937-1939. Wool jersey _C_ Victoria and Albert Museum London

Two piece bathing suit retailed by Finngans Ltd. London 1937-1939. Wool jersey C Victoria and Albert Museum London

Marlene Dietrich wearing a day suit by Christian Dior on-board the Queen Elizabeth arriving in New York 21 December 1950 © Getty Images

Marlene Dietrich wearing a day suit by Christian Dior on-board the Queen Elizabeth arriving in New York 21 December 1950 © Getty Images

The Titanic in dry dock c. 1911 © Getty Images

The Titanic in dry dock c. 1911 © Getty Images

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