We are Scotland's design museum and the nation's centre for design. Come and be inspired by design, and explore our welcoming space on Dundee's …
Reviews
Tripadvisor
3.5/5 · 2,831 reviews
5-star
50%
4-star
12%
3-star
14%
2-star
14%
1-star
10%
Recent reviews
Any rating
Loading reviews...
Feb 28, 2025
Very disappointed in the v and a. Big open spaces with nothing in them. One gallery had lots of things to do with Edinburgh yet very little about Dundee. Thank goodness for the Discovery experience n…Full review by ajw58
Feb 28, 2025
Do the daily guided tour, great information about the construction and aesthetics of the building, Cat is a great guideFull review by norman s
Feb 26, 2025
A great tour around the museum by Kiera, it was so interesting to hear about the planning and complex building that took place as well as seeing some highlights of the museumFull review by Maggie B
Could someone please open up a separate review section for the cafe/restaurant so as to distinguish those from the Museum as a whole? Most of the 4 and 5 star reviews consist of people commenting on the catering, whereas the 1-3 star reviews tend to be about the Museum element. Its confusing to conflate the two.
A:
I agree,the cafe should be kept separate as whatever score the elements get reflects on the establishment as a whole.
why not just advertise it as a restaurant with some museumy bits from the rest of scotland. pathetic advert for dundee
A:
It may not be everything you might want as a positive promotion for your home city but as a visitor to Dundee we found it to be an inspirational, engaging and enjoyable attraction.
Why is the content of the museum so poor. It’s an absolute disgrace that all the money and publicity put towards this fabulously iconic building yet the content is just not worth the tome of day
A:
Think the whole project has been badly managed. Original budget £27m, then it went to £46m, AFTER cost cutting £80m. Being subsidised by the Scottish government to the tune …
Think the whole project has been badly managed. Original budget £27m, then it went to £46m, AFTER cost cutting £80m. Being subsidised by the Scottish government to the tune of £1m per year for first ten years because of concerns that it isn’t financially sustainable - I think that’s why much of the space has been given to restaurant, cafe and shop, they are trying to claw some money back. Then there’s the fee paying gallery, closed twice this year to change exhibits, I think it’s been closed for around 4 months in total this year, so only around 300 free permanent exhibits to see. Visitor numbers are better than expected but I think that has been mainly to initial hype and many visitors being Scots with a free bus pass. I’ve spoken to many visitors and they speak more about the building than its contents. I really fear for the City of Dundee that its so called World attraction and focus point to the waterfront regeneration only ranks #55 on here.
Reading an article from the Dundee Courier in which it says, “Galleries one and two which will host exhibitions provided by the V&A for the first two years”, does that mean the VandA will stop providing exhibits after this period?
A:
Hopefully, it can then launch it’s own exhibitions because Its woefully inadequate at the moment. Floor space taken up by poor cafe and shop that could be used to exhibit so much …
Hopefully, it can then launch it’s own exhibitions because Its woefully inadequate at the moment. Floor space taken up by poor cafe and shop that could be used to exhibit so much more. One of the most disappointing museums ever. Beautiful building but lacking in content inside.
Save
Share
More
