Dundee Design Museum

V & A Dundee    

www.vam.ac.uk
3.5/5
(2.8K) · Museum in Dundee, United Kingdom
Suggest an edit · Manage this business
The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. Our mission is to champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural …

Reviews

Tripadvisor
3.5/5 · 2,815 reviews
5-star
47%
4-star
12%
3-star
16%
2-star
15%
1-star
10%
Recent reviews
Any rating
Loading reviews...
Jan 18, 2025
Was surprised at the size and beauty of the building. There were no big set exhibitions on. The Dundee tapestry was beautiful and i could appreciate the work and time it too. The inspiration and qual… Full review by BonnilassGlasgow
Jan 16, 2025
The V&A is quite an outstanding building of superb quality which marvel something out of a futuristic time zone of the far distant future, along w/ a few exhibitions & some possible exotic ones on th… Full review by x-osn
Jan 15, 2025
Came to Dundee for a relaxing anniversary getaway and had an absolute blast at the V&A. Such a beautiful building inside and out with a really rich history for how young it is. We had a quick lunch a… Full review by Ewan L
See all reviews on Tripadvisor
Loading reviews

Articles

V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. The V&A Dundee is the first design museum i…
sygic.com

Facts

Established:15 September 2018
Located:1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, Scotland
Architect:Kengo Kuma
Owner:Design Dundee Ltd.
Visitors:1.7 million (2023)
Director:Leonie Bell
Chairperson:Tim Allan
Type:Design museum

Questions & answers

Q:
Could someone please open up a separate review section for the cafe/restaurant so as to distinguish those from the …
Q:
Could someone please open up a separate review section for the cafe/restaurant so as to distinguish those from the Museum as a whole? Most of the 4 and 5 star reviews consist of people commenting on the catering, whereas the 1-3 star reviews tend to be about the Museum element. Its confusing to conflate the two.
A:
I agree,the cafe should be kept separate as whatever score the elements get reflects on the establishment as a whole.
A:
Q:
why not just advertise it as a restaurant with some museumy bits from the rest of scotland. pathetic advert for dundee
A:
It may not be everything you might want as a positive promotion for your home city but as a visitor to Dundee we found it to be an inspirational, engaging and enjoyable attraction.
A:
Q:
When is it open over the festive period ?
A:
Suggest you look on V&A website.
A:
Q:
Why is the content of the museum so poor. It’s an absolute disgrace that all the money and publicity put towards this …
Q:
Why is the content of the museum so poor. It’s an absolute disgrace that all the money and publicity put towards this fabulously iconic building yet the content is just not worth the tome of day
A:
Think the whole project has been badly managed. Original budget £27m, then it went to £46m, AFTER cost cutting £80m. Being subsidised by the Scottish government to the tune …
A:
Think the whole project has been badly managed. Original budget £27m, then it went to £46m, AFTER cost cutting £80m. Being subsidised by the Scottish government to the tune of £1m per year for first ten years because of concerns that it isn’t financially sustainable - I think that’s why much of the space has been given to restaurant, cafe and shop, they are trying to claw some money back. Then there’s the fee paying gallery, closed twice this year to change exhibits, I think it’s been closed for around 4 months in total this year, so only around 300 free permanent exhibits to see. Visitor numbers are better than expected but I think that has been mainly to initial hype and many visitors being Scots with a free bus pass. I’ve spoken to many visitors and they speak more about the building than its contents. I really fear for the City of Dundee that its so called World attraction and focus point to the waterfront regeneration only ranks #55 on here.
A:
Q:
Reading an article from the Dundee Courier in which it says, “Galleries one and two which will host exhibitions provided …
Q:
Reading an article from the Dundee Courier in which it says, “Galleries one and two which will host exhibitions provided by the V&A for the first two years”, does that mean the VandA will stop providing exhibits after this period?
A:
Hopefully, it can then launch it’s own exhibitions because Its woefully inadequate at the moment. Floor space taken up by poor cafe and shop that could be used to exhibit so much …
A:
Hopefully, it can then launch it’s own exhibitions because Its woefully inadequate at the moment. Floor space taken up by poor cafe and shop that could be used to exhibit so much more. One of the most disappointing museums ever. Beautiful building but lacking in content inside.
A:
See all questions on Tripadvisor
Oops! Something went wrong, Please try again after a few minutes

Social profiles

Highlights

Tours and activities

Sponsored

Tips

People also search for

Nearby

Streetside

Bird's Eye

Data from: Tripadvisor