The Raphael Court
V&A South Kensington, opened 2021
This permanent gallery at the V&A houses the Raphael Cartoons, seven full-scale designs that Raphael created for a series of tapestries for the Sistine Chapel. The major refurbishment of the gallery included a new interpretive approach to offer visitors a more in-depth engagement with the artworks, through digital gallery interpretation and three gallery books.
I edited all the interpretative materials for this gallery, including the wall panels and labels, the digital interactive and the three different gallery books – one for families, one exploring the history of the Cartoons, and one exploring the meaning behind Raphael’s images.
Curator: Ana Debenedetti
Graphic designers for gallery text and gallery books: Polimekanos
Interactive designers: Spiral Productions
The Raphael Cartoons are part of the Royal Collection and are lent to the V&A by His Majesty The King
A view of the Raphael Court
Visitors in the Raphael Court
A view of the Raphael Court
A view of interpretive text in the Raphael Court
The homepage of the in-gallery app, The Raphael Experience
A view of the Cartoons' historial timeline, accessible via the in-gallery app
A spread from the book 'The Raphael Cartoons and their meaning', available in the gallery
A spread from the book 'Explore the Raphael Cartoons as a family', available in the gallery
A spread from the book 'The Story of the Raphael Cartoons', available in the gallery