A museum of decorative arts in South
Kensington, London, opened 1909, inspired by
Henry Cole (1808-82) and Prince Albert.
Originally called the Museum of Ornamental
Art, it had developed from the Museum of
Manufacturers at Marlborough House, which had
been founded in the aftermath of the Great
Exhibition of 1851. The musuem houses prints,
paintings, and temporary exhibitions, as well
as one of the largest collections of
decorative arts in the world.