Public Talk: Curating the Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Collection at the V&A

For the past three years, Alice Minter, Senior Curator of the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection at the V&A, has led a complete refurbishment and expansion of the Gilbert Galleries, due to open in Spring 2026. In exclusivity, she will reveal some of the curatorial concepts and challenges of the project which aims to enhance the unique position of the Gilbert Collection at the V&A: a private collection within a national museum.

The talk will be followed by a drinks reception.

This event is part of a series of talks organised by the MA in Historic Art and Design (formerly known as the MA in Fine and Decorative Art and Design) https://sothebysinstitute.com/courses/masters/london-ma-in-fine-and-decorative-art-and-design/

The event is free but booking is essential.

Images:

A gold, rock-crystal, enamel and diamonds snuffbox, Dresden, c. 1770 (c)The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, LOAN:GILBERT.417-2008

A mother of pearl and silver-gilt partridge cup, Jorg Ruel, Nuremberg, 1598-1602 (c)The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, LOAN:GILBERT.60-2008

Speaker biography: Alice Minter worked for 10 years at Sotheby’s London as specialist in ceramics, silver and gold boxes before joining the V&A as Curator of the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection in July 2018. In 2019, Alice co-curated a ground-breaking display: Concealed Histories: Uncovering the story of Nazi Looting Art (6 December 2019 – 10 January 2021), with Dr Jacques Schuhmacher, then Gilbert Provenance Curator. She also co-organised a public symposium in November 2024 entitled The V&A and Its Jewish Heritage: Objects and Stories. Alice is a member of the vetting committee at TEFAF art fair and chair of the Strawberry Hill Collection Trust.