V&A Dundee Scotland

V&A Dundee, Scotland

V&A Dundee

The V&A Dundee in Dundee opened in 2018 on the banks of the River Tay and was designed by acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The design is said to evoke the jagged cliffs of eastern Scotland.

Part of the regeneration of the city's waterfront, the museum is a sister museum of the V&A Museum in London.

Exhibits

The museum's permanent collection is housed in the Scottish Design Galleries. Featured are the works of past and present Scottish designers as well as design from all over the world.

Visitors can view items from the world of engineering, fashion, furniture, even robots, A highlight is the Oak Room by Charles Rennie Mackintosh that was reassembled at considerable cost.

Temporary exhibitions are held in the exhibition galleries. So far such exhibitions have included the fashion of Mary Quant, club culture and Hello, Robot - a look at the interaction of humans and machines.

The museum shop sells design products from all over Scotland including accessories, bags and clothing plus books and exhibition catalogues.

RSS Discovery

On display outside the museum is the historic ship RSS Discovery which was built in the town. RRS Discovery was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research and with a thick wooden hull measuring 60 cm in places, RRS Discovery was launched as a Royal Research Ship in 1901. The hull was designed to prevent crushing and provide insulation.

The ship's first mission took Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton to the Antarctic.

The V&A Dundee was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. — The V&A Dundee was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma - photo by Theresa Clark

Goods From Japan delivered to your home or business. — Goods From Japan delivered to your home or business

View of the Tay Road Bridge from the museum. — View of the Tay Road Bridge from the museum - photo by Theresa Clark

Access & Hours

V&A Dundee
1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ
Tel: 01382 41 1611
www: vam.ac.uk/dundee

Open Thursday to Monday; 10 am to 5 pm.

Entry is free though some exhibitions may have an entrance fee.

Dundee Airport is 10 minutes by car from the museum.

The closest railway station is Dundee Station, just two minutes away on foot.

Dundee Station on South Union Street has trains to London King's Cross Station from Aberdeen via Edinburgh, Newcastle and York Station in York as well as more local ScotRail trains to Glasgow Queen Street in Glasgow via Perth and Stirling as well as connections south to Edinburgh Waverley Station in Edinburgh.

The following buses stop near Dundee Station, the #42, the #42A (Glenrothes), the #77, the #77A (Gauldry), the #99, #99A, the #99B, the #99C, #99D (to St Andrews), the #X7 (Perth), as well as the #X54 and #X61 services which serve Dundee city.

Dundee Attractions

The Dundee Science Centre, DCA Dundee and The McManus are other excellent museums in the city. Caird Hall is Dundee's major concert venue and auditorium in the center of the town.

Dundee has a connection with comics as the publishers D. C. Thomson & Co are based in the city. The company published such former classic comics as The Dandy and The Beano. A statue of Desperate Dan and other characters from the comics, such as Minnie the Minx and Dawg the Dog can be seen in Dundee city center.

Hotels in Dundee

If you wish to stay in Dundee try the nearby Sleeperz Hotel Dundee, with three stars and views of the museum. Also recommended are the Malmaison Dundee and Holiday Inn Express Dundee.

V&A Dundee has a permant collection and also stages temporary exhibitions. — © V&A Dundee

Nearby

Within easy walking distance of the museum is HMS Unicorn, an historic navy frigate and the oldest ship in Scotland, launched in 1824. It is now a museum ship. Also close by are both the Dundee Science Centre and Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA).