A first look at V&A East Museum: step inside London's most exciting new cultural addition

""It wasn't that difficult to convince people to lend us objects because it's the V&A," says curator Jacqueline Springer as we stand in the brand-new V&A East Museum."

""What we wanted to do was to make this about people," Gus Casely-Hayford, the V&A East's director, tells me."

V&A East Museum officially opens on April 18, 2026, as part of the V&A's expansion in London. The museum includes two permanent spaces: the V&A Storehouse and the V&A East Museum. The Storehouse allows visitors to view a vast collection of artefacts, while the East Museum will showcase both permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. Curator Jacqueline Springer notes the ease of acquiring objects due to the museum's reputation, and director Gus Casely-Hayford emphasizes a focus on community and emotional connectivity in the museum's vision.

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