• Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, by Fry, Drew & Partners, film still from 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence'. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

    Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, by Fry, Drew & Partners, film still from 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence'. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Exhibition

Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence

2 Mar 2024 – 22 Sep 2024

Regular hours

Saturday
10:00 – 17:45
Sunday
10:00 – 17:45
Monday
10:00 – 17:45
Tuesday
10:00 – 17:45
Wednesday
10:00 – 17:45
Thursday
10:00 – 17:45
Friday
10:00 – 22:00

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V&A South Kensington

London
England, United Kingdom

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  • C1,14,74,414
  • South Kensington
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About

Tropical Modernism was an architectural style developed in the hot, humid conditions of West Africa in the 1940s. After independence, India and Ghana adopted the style as a symbol of modernity and progressiveness, distinct from colonial culture.

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