London's V&A Museum puts over 1.2 million objects from its collection online

You no longer need to go to London to discover the treasures of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A). The British institution recently launched a new digital platform allowing art fans to discover over 1.2 million objects from its collection.

In one digital space,"Explore The Collections" brings together documents, images and various kinds of content about the London museum's vast and eclectic collection. Although the platform has been in development for two years, the recent launch of a beta version "comes at a vital time when the way audiences engage with museums and their collections has changed dramatically - particularly during the last year of the global pandemic," explains Tim Reeve, Deputy Director & COO at the V&A.