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The '''Theatre Museum''' in the [[Covent Garden]] district of [[London]], [[England]], was the [[United Kingdom]]'s national museum of the [[performing arts]]. It was a branch of the UK's national museum of applied arts, the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]. It opened in 1974 and closed in 2007, being replaced by new galleries at the V&A's main site in South Kensington.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/theatre_performance/index.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080812020016/http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/theatre_performance/index.html| archive-date = 2008-08-12| title = Theatre & Performance - Victoria and Albert Museum}}</ref>


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The Theatre Museum told the story of the performing arts in Britain from the sixteenth century to the present. It covered all the live performing arts including [[drama]], [[dance]], [[opera]], [[musical theatre]], [[circus]], [[puppet]]ry, [[music hall]] and live art. It claimed to have the largest collections of documents and artefacts on these subjects in the world. Costumes, designs, manuscripts, books, video recordings, including the [[National Video Archive of Performance]], posters and paintings were used to reconstruct the details of past performances and the lives of performers, past and contemporary.
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The '''Theatre Museum''' in the [[Covent Garden]] district of [[London]], [[England]], was the [[United Kingdom]]'s National Museum of the Performing Arts. It was a branch of the UK's National Museum of Applied Arts, the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]. It closed in 2007, and has now been replaced by new galleries at the V&A's main site in South Kensington [http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/theatre_performance/index.html].


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The museum received its main funding from the British government via the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]], and admission was free.
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The Theatre Museum told the story of the performing arts in Britain from the sixteenth century to the present. It covers all the live performing arts including [[drama]], [[dance]], [[opera]], [[musical theatre]], [[circus]], [[puppet]]ry, [[music hall]] and live art. It claimed to have the largest collections of documents and artefacts on these subjects in the world. Costumes, designs, manuscripts, books, video recordings, including the National Video Archive of Performance, posters and paintings were used to reconstruct the details of past performances and the lives of performers, past and contemporary.

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The museum received its main funding from the British national government via the [[Department for Culture, Media and Sport]], and admission was free.


==History==
==History==


[[File:Gabrielle Enthoven by George Charles Beresford 1904.jpg|thumb|upright|Gabrielle Enthoven, photography by [[George Charles Beresford]], 1904]]
[[File:Gabrielle Enthoven by George Charles Beresford 1904.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Gabrielle Enthoven]], photography by [[George Charles Beresford]], 1904]]


The origins of the museum can be traced back to 1911 when collector Gabrielle Enthoven began a campaign for the creation of a "National Museum of Theatre Arts". The Victoria & Albert Museum accepted custodianship of Enthoven's collection in 1924, and she continued to add to it until her death in 1950.
The origins of the museum can be traced back to 1911 when collector [[Gabrielle Enthoven]] began a campaign for the creation of a "National Museum of Theatre Arts". The Victoria & Albert Museum accepted custodianship of Enthoven's collection in 1924, and she continued to add to it until her death in 1950.<ref>[[Jean Scott Rogers]], ''Stage by Stage: The Making of the Theatre Museum'', Her Majesty's Stationery Office (1985) {{ISBN|978-0112904199}}</ref>


In 1971 Harry R. Beard donated his collection of over 20,000 theatrical and operatic prints, texts, and programmes. The Theatre Museum was created as a separate institution in 1974 when the two collections held by the V&A were combined with those of the ''British Theatre Museum Association'', which had been founded in 1957 to collect theatrical material to increase the impetus for the creation of a separate national museum, and of the ''Friends of the Museum of Performing Arts'', another private endeavour towards the creation of a theatrical museum, which owned much [[Ballets Russes]] material.
In 1971 Harry R. Beard donated his collection of over 20,000 theatrical and operatic prints, texts, and programmes. The Theatre Museum was created as a separate institution in 1974 when the two collections held by the V&A were combined with those of the ''British Theatre Museum Association'', which had been founded in 1957 to collect theatrical material to increase the impetus for the creation of a separate national museum, and of the ''Friends of the Museum of Performing Arts'', another private endeavour towards the creation of a theatrical museum, which owned much [[Ballets Russes]] material.


The new museum acquired many further collections through gift, purchase and bequest. These included the archives of the English Stage Company at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] and of the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]] (relating to [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operas), the design collections of the [[Arts Council]] and [[British Council]], the ''Antony Hippisley Coxe Circus Collection'' and the ''British Model Theatre and Puppet Guild Collection''. In 1987 the Museum moved into converted premises in Covent Garden. In the 1990s it placed renewed emphasis on the acquisition of 20th century material. In 1993 the National Video Archive of Stage Performance (later renamed National Video Archive of Performance) filmed its first production, Richard III starring Ian McKellan. The collection included over 200 productions by 2008.
The new museum acquired many further collections through gift, purchase and bequest. These included the archives of the English Stage Company at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] and of the [[D'Oyly Carte Opera Company]] (relating to [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operas), the design collections of the [[Arts Council]] and [[British Council]], the ''Antony Hippisley Coxe Circus Collection'' and the ''British Model Theatre and Puppet Guild Collection''. In 1987 the museum moved into converted premises in Covent Garden. In the 1990s it placed renewed emphasis on the acquisition of 20th century material. In 1993 the National Video Archive of Stage Performance (later renamed National Video Archive of Performance) filmed its first production, Richard III starring Ian McKellen. The collection included over 200 productions by 2008.


===Closure ===
===Closure ===
On 26 September 2006, it was announced that the museum would close in January 2007 because of a lack of funds. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5381092.stm "London's Theatre Museum to Close:] London's Theatre Museum Is to Close in January After 20 Years Because of a Lack of Funds", ''[[BBC News]]'', September 26, 2006, accessed May 1, 2008.</ref> A group called ''The Guardians of The Theatre Museum'' was formed in late Autumn 2006, by the theatre community, to try to support the museum.
On 26 September 2006, it was announced that the museum would close in January 2007 because of a lack of funds.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5381092.stm "London's Theatre Museum to Close:] London's Theatre Museum Is to Close in January After 20 Years Because of a Lack of Funds", ''[[BBC News]]'', 26 September 2006, accessed 1 May 2008.</ref> A group called ''The Guardians of The Theatre Museum'' was formed in late Autumn 2006 by the theatre community to try to support the museum.


In December 2006, it was announced that the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] and Blackpool Council were in discussions to move the archives to [[Blackpool]], where a new National Museum of Performing Arts would be located. The reasons given by the local council are that Blackpool has a strong theatre history, has one of the most diverse and thriving theatre districts in the UK and also houses the [[Grand Theatre, Blackpool|National Theatre of Variety]].
In December 2006, it was announced that the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] and Blackpool Council were in discussions to move the archives to [[Blackpool]], where a new National Museum of Performing Arts would be located. The reasons given by the local council were that Blackpool has a strong theatre history, has one of the most diverse and thriving theatre districts in the UK and also houses the [[Grand Theatre, Blackpool|National Theatre of Variety]].


On 7 January 2007, after failing to raise £5 million for refurbishment of the premises in Covent Garden, the closure of the museum was confirmed.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6238625.stm "Curtain Falls on Theatre Museum"], ''[[BBC News]]'', January 7, 2007, accessed May 1, 2008.</ref>
On 7 January 2007, after failing to raise £5 million for refurbishment of the premises in Covent Garden, the closure of the museum was confirmed.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6238625.stm "Curtain Falls on Theatre Museum"], ''[[BBC News]]'', 7 January 2007, accessed 1 May 2008.</ref>


===Current status and future===
===Later status===
The Theatre Museum was temporarily called the [http://www.vam.ac.uk/theatre V&A Theatre Collections] and has moved permanently to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The department has contributed to the exhibitions ''Collaborators: UK Design for Performance 2003-2007'' (in association with the Society of British Theatre Designers), ''Kylie - The Exhibition'' and ''The Story of the Supremes''. From March 2009, to coincide with the opening of new Performance Galleries within the V&A, it was re-named [http://www.vam.ac.uk/theatre V&A Theatre & Performance Department]. The collections will continue to be displayed in touring exhibitions and object loans worldwide. The reading room remains open to researchers at Blythe House, Kensington Olympia. The V&A Theatre Collections also owns [[TheatreVoice]].
The Theatre Museum was temporarily called the V&A Theatre Collections and moved permanently to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The department contributed to the exhibitions ''Collaborators: UK Design for Performance 2003–2007'' (in association with the Society of British Theatre Designers), ''[[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]] – The Exhibition'' and ''The Story of the [[The Supremes|Supremes]]''. From March 2009, to coincide with the opening of new Performance Galleries within the V&A, it became the [http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/t/theatre-and-performance/ Theatre & Performance Department]. The reading room remained open to researchers at [[Blythe House]], [[Kensington Olympia]]. The department also owned TheatreVoice.

The Theatre & Performance department strengthened its work in many areas following its relocation to the V&A. Its successful exhibition programme included ''Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-01-08|title=The end continues • V&A Blog|url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/diaghilev-and-ballets-russes/end-continues|access-date=2021-03-24|website=V&A Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> (2011), ''[[David Bowie Is]]'' (2013), ''Hollywood Costume''<ref>{{Cite web|title=V&A's Hollywood Costume Exhibition Exceeds Expectations|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/v-and-a-hollywood-costume-exhibition-most-popular-museum-high-visitor-numbers|access-date=2021-03-24|website=British Vogue|date=29 January 2013|language=en-GB}}</ref> (2013), ''You Say You Want a Revolution''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=2016-09-06|title=You Say You Want a Revolution review: a dizzying trip to the heart of the 1960s|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/sep/07/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-review-v-and-a-dizzying-trip|access-date=2021-03-24|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> (2016), and ''Opera: Passion, Power and Politics''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Opera: Passion, Power and Politics — Productions — Royal Opera House|url=https://www.roh.org.uk/exhibitions/opera-passion-power-and-politics|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.roh.org.uk}}</ref> (2017). Several of these toured internationally, with ''David Bowie Is'' attracting two million visitors by the end of its tour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=V&A Annual Report Records Over 4.2m London Visitors|url=https://www.artlyst.com/news/va-annual-report-records-4-2m-london-visitors/|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Artlyst|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Over the same period the department continued to make major acquisitions, some supported by the National Lottery and other funders, and these involved outreach and engagement project. Notable examples are the acquisition of the [[Peter Brook]] Archive<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-09-25|title=V&A acquires Peter Brook archive|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29363133|access-date=2021-03-24}}</ref> and the Glastonbury Archive.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-18|title=V&A and Glastonbury festival to launch new digital archive|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/18/victoria-and-albert-museum-and-glastonbury-festival-to-launch-new-digital-archive|access-date=2021-03-24|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> The Theatre & Performance department continued to maintain ongoing, active relationships with several key performing arts companies, in effect acting as company archives by preserving vital records of contemporary work in theatre. Examples include the [[Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court]], [[Talawa Theatre Company|Talawa Theatre]] Company, [[Akram Khan (dancer)|Akram Khan]] Company, [[Young Vic|the Young Vic]] and the [[Almeida Theatre]].

Other major acquisitions focused on the work of individuals such as [[Vivien Leigh]], [[PJ Harvey|P J Harvey]], [[June Whitfield]], [[Ronnie Barker]] and [[Bronislava Nijinska]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=V&A Theatre and Performance Collections - Archives Hub|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/locations/eae30daa-1bf9-33d9-bf1c-7aeb220d2e76|access-date=2021-03-24|website=archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk}}</ref>

In 2021 the department faced discontinuation under a major [[Victoria and Albert Museum|V&A]] restructuring plan brought about by the museum's COVID-related financial deficits.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kendall Adams|first=Geraldine|date=5 March 2021|title=V&A to cut posts and merge departments|url=https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/03/va-to-cut-140-posts-and-merge-departments/|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Museums Association|language=en-US}}</ref> This restructuring would cut Theatre and Performance staffing disproportionately and distribute its remaining curators across several departments, thus abolishing it as a distinct entity and a focus for performing arts documentation and research. A campaign and petition to save the department was initiated by [[International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts|SIBMAS]] (the International Association for Performing Arts Libraries and Museums).


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of museums in London]]
*[[List of museums in London]]
*[[West End theatre]]
*[[West End theatre]]
*In India, 'A Theatre Museum' on European Pattern is Coming Up in The Steel City 'Hisar', India.Hisar city has given many renowned theatre artistes like [[Mr Sudhir Kumar Sharma]], [[Dr Satish Kashyap]], [[Yashpal Sharma]], [[Dr Ravindra Bharti]], [[Mr Naresh Sharma]],[[Dr Radhey Shyam Waldia]], [[Manish Joshi Bismil]] and more names. Hisar is only 3 hours drive from New Delhi, the capital city of India. The Theatre Museum at Hisar is being established by Opera Theatres, India and 'Sanskar Rang Toli', New Delhi. Top artistes and academicians linked to theatre have come together to create this mega museum. The design of the museum is conceived by Professor Robit Roy of National School of Drama, New Delhi. The syllabus of the museum is prepared by famous theatre personality Abdul Latif Khatana, who has worked for 25 years on the subject of Theatre in Education focussing on children.
The theatre museum at Hisar is focussing in its first phase on Theatre in School Education, Personality Developement Through Theatre and Other Performing and Fine Arts, etc. Students from schools of region are coming regularly where their various psychologically parameters are measured before and after the visit to museum and feed back and suggestions are sent to school for any appropriate action/intervention.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/about-the-theatre-and-performance-collections/ Theatre and Performance Collection at the V&A]
*[http://www.theatremuseum.org Official website] – now redirecting to V&A Theatre and Performance exhibitions web page
*[https://www.vam.ac.uk/archives/unit/ARC10423 Link to archive collections held at the V&A Theatre and Performance Department ]
*[http://www.barry-kay-archive.org/DESIGN_WORKS/Indices/BT_Alpha_Index.html "Barry Kay Archive"] – Archive of the set and costume designs by [[Barry Kay]] contained in the collection of London's Theatre Museum. Accessed May 1, 2008.
*[http://www.theatremuseumguardians.org/ "London’s Theatre Museum - Something Worth Saving"]. Website of the "''Guardians'' of The Theatre Museum". Accessed May 1, 2008.
*[http://www.theatremuseumguardians.org/ "London’s Theatre Museum – Something Worth Saving"]. Website of the "''Guardians'' of The Theatre Museum". Accessed 1 May 2008.
*''[http://www.vam.ac.uk/theatre/ V&A Theatre and Performance Department website]'' – Official site of the Theatre Collections of the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], replacing the original official website of the Theatre Museum). Accessed May 1, 2008.
*[http://www.vam.ac.uk/resources/archives/theatre/ V&A Theatre Archives ] – Information about access to V&A Theatre and Performance collections in the Reading Room of the [[Victoria and Albert Museum|V&A]] located at Blythe House in [[Kensington]] Olympia.


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For other museums, see Theatre Museum (disambiguation).
The stage door to the museum, before its closure

The Theatre Museum in the Covent Garden district of London, England, was the United Kingdom's national museum of the performing arts. It was a branch of the UK's national museum of applied arts, the Victoria and Albert Museum. It opened in 1974 and closed in 2007, being replaced by new galleries at the V&A's main site in South Kensington.[1]

The Theatre Museum told the story of the performing arts in Britain from the sixteenth century to the present. It covered all the live performing arts including drama, dance, opera, musical theatre, circus, puppetry, music hall and live art. It claimed to have the largest collections of documents and artefacts on these subjects in the world. Costumes, designs, manuscripts, books, video recordings, including the National Video Archive of Performance, posters and paintings were used to reconstruct the details of past performances and the lives of performers, past and contemporary.

The museum received its main funding from the British government via the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and admission was free.

History

[edit]
Gabrielle Enthoven, photography by George Charles Beresford, 1904

The origins of the museum can be traced back to 1911 when collector Gabrielle Enthoven began a campaign for the creation of a "National Museum of Theatre Arts". The Victoria & Albert Museum accepted custodianship of Enthoven's collection in 1924, and she continued to add to it until her death in 1950.[2]

In 1971 Harry R. Beard donated his collection of over 20,000 theatrical and operatic prints, texts, and programmes. The Theatre Museum was created as a separate institution in 1974 when the two collections held by the V&A were combined with those of the British Theatre Museum Association, which had been founded in 1957 to collect theatrical material to increase the impetus for the creation of a separate national museum, and of the Friends of the Museum of Performing Arts, another private endeavour towards the creation of a theatrical museum, which owned much Ballets Russes material.

The new museum acquired many further collections through gift, purchase and bequest. These included the archives of the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre and of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (relating to Gilbert and Sullivan operas), the design collections of the Arts Council and British Council, the Antony Hippisley Coxe Circus Collection and the British Model Theatre and Puppet Guild Collection. In 1987 the museum moved into converted premises in Covent Garden. In the 1990s it placed renewed emphasis on the acquisition of 20th century material. In 1993 the National Video Archive of Stage Performance (later renamed National Video Archive of Performance) filmed its first production, Richard III starring Ian McKellen. The collection included over 200 productions by 2008.

Closure

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On 26 September 2006, it was announced that the museum would close in January 2007 because of a lack of funds.[3] A group called The Guardians of The Theatre Museum was formed in late Autumn 2006 by the theatre community to try to support the museum.

In December 2006, it was announced that the Victoria and Albert Museum and Blackpool Council were in discussions to move the archives to Blackpool, where a new National Museum of Performing Arts would be located. The reasons given by the local council were that Blackpool has a strong theatre history, has one of the most diverse and thriving theatre districts in the UK and also houses the National Theatre of Variety.

On 7 January 2007, after failing to raise £5 million for refurbishment of the premises in Covent Garden, the closure of the museum was confirmed.[4]

Later status

[edit]

The Theatre Museum was temporarily called the V&A Theatre Collections and moved permanently to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The department contributed to the exhibitions Collaborators: UK Design for Performance 2003–2007 (in association with the Society of British Theatre Designers), Kylie – The Exhibition and The Story of the Supremes. From March 2009, to coincide with the opening of new Performance Galleries within the V&A, it became the Theatre & Performance Department. The reading room remained open to researchers at Blythe House, Kensington Olympia. The department also owned TheatreVoice.

The Theatre & Performance department strengthened its work in many areas following its relocation to the V&A. Its successful exhibition programme included Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes[5] (2011), David Bowie Is (2013), Hollywood Costume[6] (2013), You Say You Want a Revolution[7] (2016), and Opera: Passion, Power and Politics[8] (2017). Several of these toured internationally, with David Bowie Is attracting two million visitors by the end of its tour.[9]

Over the same period the department continued to make major acquisitions, some supported by the National Lottery and other funders, and these involved outreach and engagement project. Notable examples are the acquisition of the Peter Brook Archive[10] and the Glastonbury Archive.[11] The Theatre & Performance department continued to maintain ongoing, active relationships with several key performing arts companies, in effect acting as company archives by preserving vital records of contemporary work in theatre. Examples include the Royal Court, Talawa Theatre Company, Akram Khan Company, the Young Vic and the Almeida Theatre.

Other major acquisitions focused on the work of individuals such as Vivien Leigh, P J Harvey, June Whitfield, Ronnie Barker and Bronislava Nijinska.[12]

In 2021 the department faced discontinuation under a major V&A restructuring plan brought about by the museum's COVID-related financial deficits.[13] This restructuring would cut Theatre and Performance staffing disproportionately and distribute its remaining curators across several departments, thus abolishing it as a distinct entity and a focus for performing arts documentation and research. A campaign and petition to save the department was initiated by SIBMAS (the International Association for Performing Arts Libraries and Museums).

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Theatre & Performance - Victoria and Albert Museum". Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.
  2. ^ Jean Scott Rogers, Stage by Stage: The Making of the Theatre Museum, Her Majesty's Stationery Office (1985) ISBN 978-0112904199
  3. ^ "London's Theatre Museum to Close: London's Theatre Museum Is to Close in January After 20 Years Because of a Lack of Funds", BBC News, 26 September 2006, accessed 1 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Curtain Falls on Theatre Museum", BBC News, 7 January 2007, accessed 1 May 2008.
  5. ^ "The end continues • V&A Blog". V&A Blog. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "V&A's Hollywood Costume Exhibition Exceeds Expectations". British Vogue. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (6 September 2016). "You Say You Want a Revolution review: a dizzying trip to the heart of the 1960s". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Opera: Passion, Power and Politics — Productions — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "V&A Annual Report Records Over 4.2m London Visitors". Artlyst. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ "V&A acquires Peter Brook archive". BBC News. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. ^ "V&A and Glastonbury festival to launch new digital archive". the Guardian. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ "V&A Theatre and Performance Collections - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. ^ Kendall Adams, Geraldine (5 March 2021). "V&A to cut posts and merge departments". Museums Association. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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