The gargantuan task of auditing, barcoding, photographing and packing is well under way and regularly throws up interesting challenges. The V&A has spectacular examples of hats from the Edwardian era, when there was a craze of putting whole birds on them. For the move to east London, Hodgson said the challenge was making special mounts and trays so nobody needed to touch them. Crackers are less of a headache than hats because they had their snaps removed when they were given to the V&A. Since 1984, it has been used as stores by the V&A, the British Museum and the Science Museum.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2020 18:00 UTC