V&A Dundee
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V&A Dundee is a design-focused museum in Dundee, Scotland, known for its striking contemporary architecture and exhibitions celebrating Scottish and international design.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| V&A Dundee canonical | 5 |
| Scottish Design Galleries | 1 |
| V&A Dundee (Scotland) | 1 |
| independent Scottish charity V&A Dundee Ltd | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T937334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V&A Dundee Context triple: [Dundee, hasMuseum, V&A Dundee]
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A.
Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow)
The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow is the city’s main contemporary art museum, housed in a historic neoclassical building and known for its changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary artworks.
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B.
Riverside Museum
Riverside Museum is Glasgow’s award-winning transport and travel museum, renowned for its striking Zaha Hadid–designed building and extensive collection of historic vehicles and exhibits.
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C.
Laing Art Gallery
Laing Art Gallery is a public art museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, known for its collections of British oil paintings, watercolours, ceramics, and decorative arts.
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D.
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland is a major Scottish museum in Edinburgh renowned for its extensive collections spanning Scottish history, natural history, world cultures, science, and technology.
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E.
The Sage Gateshead
The Sage Gateshead is a striking modern concert hall and music education center on the south bank of the River Tyne, renowned for its distinctive curved glass architecture and vibrant cultural programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V&A Dundee Target entity description: V&A Dundee is a design-focused museum in Dundee, Scotland, known for its striking contemporary architecture and exhibitions celebrating Scottish and international design.
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A.
Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow)
The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow is the city’s main contemporary art museum, housed in a historic neoclassical building and known for its changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary artworks.
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B.
Riverside Museum
Riverside Museum is Glasgow’s award-winning transport and travel museum, renowned for its striking Zaha Hadid–designed building and extensive collection of historic vehicles and exhibits.
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C.
Laing Art Gallery
Laing Art Gallery is a public art museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, known for its collections of British oil paintings, watercolours, ceramics, and decorative arts.
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D.
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland is a major Scottish museum in Edinburgh renowned for its extensive collections spanning Scottish history, natural history, world cultures, science, and technology.
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E.
The Sage Gateshead
The Sage Gateshead is a striking modern concert hall and music education center on the south bank of the River Tyne, renowned for its distinctive curved glass architecture and vibrant cultural programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
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design museum ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| affiliation | Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ |
| architect | Kengo Kuma ⓘ |
| architectFirm | Kengo Kuma and Associates ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
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modernist-influenced design ⓘ |
| awardedStatus | major national cultural attraction in Scotland ⓘ |
| client |
Dundee City Council
ⓘ
Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately £80 million ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 8,000 square metres ⓘ |
| function |
cultural venue
ⓘ
education centre ⓘ exhibition space ⓘ |
| hasCaféOrRestaurant | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliff-like concrete exterior
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dramatic cantilevered form over the River Tay ⓘ large central atrium ⓘ riverside public plaza ⓘ |
| hasPermanentGallery |
Scottish Design Galleries
ⓘ
linked to:
V&A Dundee
|
| hasShop | yes ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy |
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Prince William, Prince of Wales
|
| locatedIn |
Dundee
ⓘ
Waterfront area of Dundee ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Dundee
|
| locatedInRegion | Tayside ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | River Tay ⓘ |
| managedBy |
independent Scottish charity V&A Dundee Ltd
ⓘ
linked to:
V&A Dundee
|
| name | V&A Dundee ⓘ |
| notableExhibitionType |
temporary design exhibitions
ⓘ
touring exhibitions from the V&A London collection ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2018-09-15 ⓘ |
| overseesCollectionType |
architecture and design models
ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ design objects ⓘ fashion and textiles ⓘ |
| partOf |
V&A family of museums
ⓘ
linked to:
V&A East
|
| primaryFocus |
Scottish design
ⓘ
design ⓘ international design ⓘ |
| purpose |
celebrate Scottish design heritage
ⓘ
showcase international design ⓘ support design education ⓘ |
| roleInCity | flagship project of Dundee Waterfront regeneration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: V&A Dundee Description of subject: V&A Dundee is a design-focused museum in Dundee, Scotland, known for its striking contemporary architecture and exhibitions celebrating Scottish and international design.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: V&A Dundee
linked to: V&A Dundee
linked to: V&A Dundee