From rucksacks to despatch boxes, Birkin bags to Louis Vuitton luggage, Bags: Inside Out explores the style, function, design and craftsmanship of the ultimate accessory. On now until Sunday, 16 January 2022. Tickets for the week ahead released every Tuesday at 12.00. Gallery 40. Fees: £12.00. Members and children under 12 go free. Booking is essential. Opening hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 10:00 – 17:00. Book your Ticket Now at V&A Museum --> You are welcome to explore the permanent collection after visiting the exhibition. EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS Horse chestnut bag and purse, by Emily Jo Gibbs, 1996, UK. Museum no. T.531:1, 2-1996. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Burse for the Great Seal of England, 1558 – 1603, England. Museum no. T.40-1986. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Model with Lait de Coco Evening Bag, Karl Lagerfeld, 2014. © Jason Lloyd Evans Lemie?re, opera bag and contents, about 1910, France. Museum no. T.219 to F-1965. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Despatch Box owned by Winston Churchill, by John Peck & Son, about 1921, England. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 'Baguette' bag, by Fendi, 2000, Italy Chatelaine, 1863 – 1885, probably England. Museum no. M.32:1 to 13-1969. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Dowry bag (bhujki), mid 20th century, Sindh, Pakistan. Museum no. IS.21-1981. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 'Fabergé Egg', evening bag, by Judith Leiber, 1983, US. Museum no. T.511-1997. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Mulberry 'Bayswater' and 'Alexa' bags from the private collections of Kate Moss and Alexa Chung, 2003 and 2010, England. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Tracey Emin for Longchamp, International Woman suitcase, 2004. Museum no. T.30:1-2005. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. DACS ‘Ocean Legend’ Falabella Go backpack, by Stella McCartney x Parley for the Oceans, Spring – Summer 2018, England. Museum no. T.174-2019. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Frog purse, 17th century. © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford