Cartier at the V&A: a glittering global tale of power and beauty
The new Cartier exhibition at the V&A tells a story about the global flow of wealth, talent and ideas that still echoes today
April 11, 2025

Dr Tristram Hunt is a historian and author whose books include Ten Cities That Made an Empire. His service as MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central included a period as shadow education secretary from 2013 to 2015. After leaving politics in 2017, he became director of the V&A and advocates for the teaching of cultural subjects in school.
The new Cartier exhibition at the V&A tells a story about the global flow of wealth, talent and ideas that still echoes today
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