Museums · London
Young V&A
Also known as: V&A Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood
V&A's children's museum in Bethnal Green — reopened 2023, free entry.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bethnal Green · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Young V&A in Bethnal Green — formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood — reopened in 2023 after a major redesign as a museum for and about children, drawing on the V&A's collection of toys, dolls' houses, children's games and design. The 1872 cast-iron building was originally part of the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) and is itself an architectural curiosity. Free entry.
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Heritage listing
Young V&A, formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood, is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum (the "V&A"), which is the United Kingdom's national museum of applied arts. It is in Bethnal Green in the East End of London, and specialises in objects by and for children. In 2024 it was awarded the Museum of the Year prize.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Young V&A, formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood, is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum (the "V&A"), which is the United Kingdom's national museum of applied arts. It is in Bethnal Green in the East End of London, and specialises in objects by and for children. In 2024 it was awarded the Museum of the Year prize.
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Background
History
in 1872.]] The museum was founded in 1872 as the Bethnal Green Museum. The iron structure was a prefabricated building originally constructed at Albertopolis, South Kensington in 1856–7, which was displaced by the construction of early phases of the present V&A complex. The exterior elevations of the building were designed by James William Wild in red brick in a Rundbogenstil (round-arched) style very similar to that in contemporary Germany and using a cast iron structure manufactured by Charles Denoon Young and Company. The similarity to contemporary industrial structures led to the disparaging name of the building as the "Brompton Boilers". This effect is modified by mosaic panels along…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5283, -0.0556
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E2 9PA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Established
- 1872
- Nearest railway station
- Bethnal Green — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.vam.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q644281 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Young V&A (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: V&A Museum of Childhood.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Young V&A?
- Young V&A is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E2 9PA), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- When was Young V&A built?
- Built or established in 1872.
- Who owns Young V&A?
- Young V&A is owned by Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Is Young V&A a listed building?
- Young V&A is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Young V&A?
- The nearest railway station is Bethnal Green, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E2 9PA.
- How busy is Young V&A?
- Young V&A draws around 604,900 visitors a year.