Display | Wedgwood and Darwin
From the V&A press release:
Wedgwood and Darwin
V&A Wedgwood Collection, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, 24 February — June 2025
This display will explore the story of Josiah Wedgwood’s grandson Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and how the family link inspired Wedgwood ceramics creative output. Thirty-five historic objects from the collection will go on display alongside the acquisitions from Wedgwood’s new range inspired by Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle. The display forms part of an ambitious new public events programme for 2025, marking ten years since the Wedgwood Collection was saved for the nation following a successful fundraising campaign spearheaded by Art Fund. Housed alongside the working Wedgwood factory at World of Wedgwood in Stoke-on-Trent, the collection celebrates the legacy of British potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) and forms a unique record of over 260 years of British ceramic production, evolving tastes, changing fashions, and manufacturing innovation.
The press release marking the 10th anniversary of the V&A Wedgwood Collection is available here»



















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