V&A East

Over het museum

V&A East is the V&A's presence in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, set up as part of the East Bank cultural district. It has two sites a short walk apart. V&A East Storehouse, in the Here East building in Hackney Wick, opened first, in May 2025. It is a working museum store that lets visitors see half a million works from the V&A collection across three public levels, with mini displays, free group sessions called Object Encounters, and a glass overlook onto a conservation studio. It also houses the Study Centre, which includes the David Bowie Centre, a permanent home for David Bowie's archive.

V&A East Museum, in Stratford, opened in April 2026 in a new building designed by O'Donnell & Tuomey. Created with young people and rooted in east London's heritage, it spreads over five floors and presents the Why We Make galleries, with more than 500 objects ranging across centuries and cultures. Items by Leigh Bowery and Althea McNish are shown alongside recent acquisitions from east London. Its opening exhibition was The Music is Black: A British Story, on 125 years of Black British music-making.

Both sites are free to enter, with charges only for some exhibitions and events, and both are open daily with late opening on Thursdays and Saturdays. The museum site has a café, shops and a Changing Places toilet, while the Storehouse asks visitors to leave bags and coats in free lockers before entering the collections hall. The museum also offers evening events, including DJ sets on Thursday evenings, and venue hire.

Hoogtepunten

• Why We Make galleries with more than 500 objects at V&A East Museum
• V&A East Storehouse with half a million works to explore
• David Bowie Centre at the Storehouse
• Free general admission and late opening on Thursdays and Saturdays
• Conservation studio overlook and Object Encounters sessions at the Storehouse
• Café Jikoni at V&A East Museum

Vaste collectie

• Why We Make – Permanent galleries at V&A East Museum with more than 500 objects exploring creativity and making, placing works by Leigh Bowery and Althea McNish next to new east London acquisitions.
• V&A East Storehouse collections hall – A walk-through store across three levels with mini displays of objects from the V&A collection, a conservation studio overlook and the David Bowie Centre.

Opgericht

2025

Beheerder

Victoria and Albert Museum

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission to both sites is free and general entry does not need to be booked. Some exhibitions and events carry a separate charge. V&A members visit free.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie

V&A East Museum has two step-free, wheelchair-accessible entrances, passenger lifts on every floor, accessible toilets on each floor and a Changing Places toilet on the upper ground floor. Wheelchairs can be borrowed, ideally booked at least 24 hours ahead. A private quiet space is available. The Storehouse entrance is step-free with lifts to every level; there is a quiet space on the ground floor, induction loops at the café counter and the Auracast system in other areas, closed captions and British Sign Language on films with speech, audio-described films and an audio-described introduction, and a visual story. Assistance dogs are welcome, though the metal grid flooring at the Storehouse may be uncomfortable for dogs. Blue Badge parking is available on Carpenters Road near the museum and on Parkes Street at the Storehouse.

Kinderen & gezin

• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

Buggy parks are provided at the museum (lower ground floor) and at the Storehouse (Welcome Space). The museum has baby changing facilities, and the café has children's options.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

V&A East Museum has two public entrances: Lower Ground on Aquatic Walk in front of Tallow Bridge, and Upper Ground off Stratford Walk on the Podium Level. The Storehouse entrance is on Parkes Street inside the Here East building. Cycle racks are on Parkes Street and beside the museum.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes

Café Jikoni at V&A East Museum is open during museum hours with an all-day offer and children's options. There are two shops at the museum, open during museum hours (card payments only), and an online shop. Free lockers are provided at both sites; at the Storehouse, bags and coats are not allowed in the main hall. Visitors may bring cold food and drink to eat in the circulation areas of the museum.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

V&A East Museum offers hire spaces for drinks receptions, private dinners, conferences, award ceremonies and exclusive takeovers. Exclusive access to the David Bowie Centre can be added to the hire of the main spaces.

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