Victoria & Albert Museum to expand Gilbert Galleries to explore looting and provenance
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London will revamp its Gilbert Galleries, dedicated to the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, expanding from four to seven rooms. A new space will focus on Nazi and Soviet looting and provenance research, highlighting two silver-gilt gates looted from Kyiv's Pechersk Lavra monastery after the Russian Revolution. The galleries, designed by Citizens Design Bureau, will also display 200 gold boxes and micro-mosaics, and are set to open next March as part of the V&A's Future Plan, funded by the Gilbert Trust for the Arts and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.