Tim Barringer's article, The South Kensington Museum and the Colonial Project, is a review of the museum as a cultural foundation and development, bringing together different representations of the world through art. It separates the establishment of the South Kensington Museum, later named the Victoria and Albert Museum, into three distinct periods, based on the aims of the British government, community and institution: 1851 to 1870, 1870 to 1885 and 1885 to 1909 However, since 1909, changes have been made and yet Barringer did not add a fourth period between that date and the year of publication of his article. In this essay I will discuss Barringer's three periods, their connection and foundation for the fourth period, as well as the architectural changes and collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum was founded in 1851 after the opening of the Great Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, which brought together valuable Indian objects and creations in a rather extravagant exhibition. The exhibition raised funds in conjunction with the British government to build a museum. The main focus of the museum was education, as Barringer repeatedly emphasized in the article: "The museum aimed to instill a culture of self-education and mutual aid in the craft community and to improve the (p. 3) Additionally, there were economic and cultural ties that increased the appeal of this type of museum. Barringer characterizes the following period as "academic imperialism" , during which Britain attempted to claim superiority over Indian architecture, sculpture and design and treated the culture as a subdivision of British art and influence Henry Scott constructed the. architectural center...... middle of paper ......ique, icon of fashion and culture, following the development of his style and art over the last five decades The exhibition presented some. films connecting David Bowie to the community at large and his participation as an icon. The Victoria and Albert Museum also celebrated and idolized him in a weekend of events with talks, music, workshops, cinema films, interactive digital media and other themed activities that appeals to all ages. Barringer's article attempts to demonstrate the importance and influence of culture and history towards the development of design, architecture and art, all leading to the creation of the museum. However, since the establishment and official naming of the Victoria and Albert Museum, massive changes have taken place in the capacity and availability of new technologies, as well as changes in museum space, creating a fourth period..