{"id":879,"date":"2017-06-08T20:14:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T01:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/?p=879"},"modified":"2017-06-16T13:51:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T18:51:41","slug":"the-va-museum-and-the-natural-history-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/2017\/06\/08\/the-va-museum-and-the-natural-history-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"The V&amp;A Museum and the Natural History Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-881 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7618-resized-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7618-resized-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7618-resized-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7618-resized-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7618-resized-425x300.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Today we got to see two very different aspects and examples of design.\u00a0 First we visited the Victoria and Albert Museum.\u00a0 This museum had had various examples of design throughout history from fashion to silverware to furnature.\u00a0 My favorite exhibit at the V&amp;A was the exhibit &#8220;Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion&#8221; which show cased the works of Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga.\u00a0 His exquisite and innovative designs helped to shape modern fashion.\u00a0 It was incredible to see how unique and different his designs were.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-882 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7620-resized-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7620-resized-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7620-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7620-resized-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7620-resized-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7620-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-883 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7623-resized-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7623-resized-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7623-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7623-resized-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7623-resized-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7623-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-884 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7677-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7677-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7677-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7677-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-885 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7678-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7678-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7678-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7678-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-886 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7688-resized-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7688-resized-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7688-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7688-resized-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7688-resized-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7688-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-887 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7693-resized-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7693-resized-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7693-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7693-resized-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7693-resized-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7693-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After we visited the V&amp;A we went to the Natural History Museum.\u00a0 Here we saw all sorts of different things from throughout history.\u00a0 They had exhibits about volcano and earth quakes among many other things.\u00a0 My favorite exhibit was about minerals, rocks, and precious &#8220;Treasures From Earth&#8221;.\u00a0 This exhibit was my favorite because it displayed rocks and minerals that had natural beautiful designs and patterns.\u00a0 They were amazing to look at and offered a completely opposite version of design from what we saw at the V&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-888 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7764-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7764-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7764-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7764-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-889 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7766-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7766-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7766-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7766-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-890 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7767-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7767-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7767-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2017\/06\/IMG_7767-resized.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we got to see two very different aspects and examples of design.\u00a0 First we visited the Victoria and Albert Museum.\u00a0 This museum had had various examples of design throughout history from fashion to silverware to furnature.\u00a0 My favorite exhibit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-summer-2017\/2017\/06\/08\/the-va-museum-and-the-natural-history-museum\/\">Continue reading <span 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