From a delicate Michelangelo wax sculpture to Shirley Bassey's stage costumes, series two invites you to delve even further into the lives of our objects and dedicated staff who care for them. The series was commissioned by Broadcast and Partnerships and was produced with the support of FASS. The OU Nominated Academics are Dr Clare Taylor and Dr Leon Wainwright, and the Media Fellow is Dr Joanna Paul.

Online: OpenLearn also has extensive content in connection with the series subject areas; watch the V&A’s skilled curators from series one share exclusive behind the scenes perspective of life at the museum and try your hand at curating priceless artefacts yourself.