Part One: Introduction: 1 Building the Museum; 2 The Museum as a Work of Art; 3 A Summary Timeline; Part Two: Designs and Decoration: A Parkland Setting; The South Kensington Museum (garden facades); The Refreshment Rooms; The Ceramic Stairs and Galleries; The Lecture Theatre; The Paintings Galleries and the North Staircase; The North Court; The South Courts; The 'Kensington Valhalla'; The Oriental Courts; The Prince Consort's Gallery; The National Competition Gallery; Frederic Leighton's Frescoes; The East Staircase; The National Art Library; The Cast Courts; The Grand Entrance and the Long Gallery; The Pantheon of British Art; The Henry Cole Wing; Exhibition Road; Further Reading; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Index
