View of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Victoria and Albert Museum, which was founded in 1852 known as the South Kensington Museum, is located on Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London and owns the largest collection of decorative arts and design in the world. It was visited by 2.6 million people in 2010. Since 1 September 2011, it is led by Martin Roth, the former Director General of the State Art Collections Dresden