Hi Devon I was at the V&A just 4/5 few weeks ago for an appointment, and in our break at lunch time we went along to the lace room but it was closed.
We asked about why and were told that because of its location within the museum, if they are short of staff for "room watching" (can't think of the correct term) this is one of the easiest and more convenient rooms to close, because it's not a through room (if I remember correctly). We were told that if we were wanting to specifically view the lace room to ring on the morning of a visit, before travelling to check that it would be open first. We commented that that could be rather difficult for those living further afield, we had had to leave home by 4.00am to get to the V&A for our 10.00am appointment that day !!!! We got the distinct impression that lace is very much bottom of the pile so to speak. We didn't find any postcards of lace in the shop and only one book on the shelves. So if you do go ring them on the morning you plan to visit and check first. regards Nicky in Suffolk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
