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Labubus to burkinis: V&A unveils updated 21st-century design galleries

globalFebruary 14, 2026
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Labubus to burkinis: V&A unveils updated 21st-century design galleries
Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern lifeWhat do the first ever baby monitor, Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit, an 80s boombox, the smashed

Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern life

What do the first ever baby monitor, Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit, an 80s boombox, the smashed parts of Edward Snowden’s computer, a “Please offer me a seat” badge and a Labubu have in common? They are all included in the V&A’s Design 1990-Now galleries, which reopen to the public this week.

The galleries, which run across two rooms on the upper floors of the museum, also house a collection of antique books. The displays cover six different themes including housing and living, crisis and conflict, and consumption and identity, rather than in a strict chronological order.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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