Venue Spotlight: The V&A

This month we visited the team at the Victoria & Albert Museum for a very special private viewing of Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution, just one of the many exhibitions the Museum have in the pipeline for 2022 and beyond.

The Porter Gallery is also now open to Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, exploring the life and inspiration of the iconic author. Then opening at the end of the March is Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear, looking at the industry from a new perspective, reflecting on gender and masculinity through the ages. Exhibitions within the Museum create a unique opportunity to combine venue hire with an exclusive private viewing, which you can then follow by a dinner or reception in one of the V&A’s iconic spaces.

A truly special space, Raphael Court is vast and imposing, reminiscent of a chapel. In fact, it’s floor plan replicates that of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, for which the displayed Raphael Cartoons – on loan to the V&A from the Royal Collection by Her Majesty the Queen – were commissioned.

The recent refurbishment brought a series of meticulously considered changes, most noticeably painting the walls a dark luxurious blue and the gilding of the archway entrance in gold, reminiscent of the gold frames within which Rafael’s Cartoons sit.

In addition to being a fabulous home for Raphael’s Cartoons and a true highlight for visitors to the Museum during the day, Raphael Court is also a sensational setting for an evening dinner or reception. Entertain up to 400 guests in the presence of the greatest treasures of the Renaissance.