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V&A Ceramics Study Galleries

Inside award winner: V&A Ceramics Study Galleries by OPERA Amsterdam

Inside 2011: the Ceramics Study Galleries at the Victoria & Albert museum in London by OPERA Amsterdam have just been announced as the winner of the display category at the inaugural Inside awards in Barcelona.

V&A Ceramics Study Galleries by OPERA Amsterdam

The judges said the project exhibited "one strong idea and executed it really well - from material, function and lighting."

V&A Ceramics Study Galleries by OPERA Amsterdam

We'll be posting the winners on Dezeen Wire as they're announced throughout the day  - see all the shortlisted projects here and all the announcements here.

V&A Ceramics Study Galleries by OPERA Amsterdam

Inside world festival of interiors is taking place on the third floor of the Centro de Convenciones Internacionales de Barcelona until 4 November – see all our stories about Inside here, including interviews with the judges on Dezeen Screen.

V&A Ceramics Study Galleries by OPERA Amsterdam

Here's some more information about the project from OPERA Amsterdam:


The ‘Ceramic Galleries' at the Victoria & Albert Museum have been designed as a visible storage showcase as part of the reinstallation of the ceramic galleries phase II.

The visible study collection contains 26.000 objects that are displayed with the idea that they are - on demand - available to curators, specialists and the general public. Surface area: 950 m2