V&A and RIBA end architecture partnership

The V&A and Royal Institute of British Architects have announced the end of a two-decade long partnership.

Their joint initiative, designed to promote the understanding of architecture, was established in 1999 and saw the opening of the UK’s first permanent architecture gallery at the V&A in 2004.

In a joint statement, the two organisations said strategic priorities of both institutions have shifted, but the partnership will run for a further five years, concluding in 2027.

RIBA is now focused on the creation of a cultural hub at 66 Portland Place, expected to become the House of Architecture, while the V&A is working with architecture and design curators to develop architectural collections across the museum’s three sites.