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Explore the newly transformed Young V&A in east London, co-designed with children and young people.

Formerly the Museum of Childhood, the "younger sibling" of the Victoria and Albert Museum is aimed at the interests, skills and needs of children and teenagers aged up to 14 years old, as they build creative confidence.

What is there to see at Young V&A?

There are three permanent gallery spaces called Imagine, Play and Design.

Visitors can book tickets for shows in its temporary exhibition space. The new displays, which include items from the V&A’s main archive, are all created with children in mind.

Get hands-on with interactive displays including sensory playscapes, a finger skateboard park and the Imagination Playground construction zone. Budding stars of the future can show off their performance skills on the amphitheatre-style stage in the Imagine area of the museum.

Head to the Play Gallery where game design space The Arcade, hosts an interactive Minecraft installation or check out street artist Mark Malarko’s murals.

Is Young V&A free to visit?

Young V&A is free to visit for all. Make sure to check in advance for temporary exhibitions and one-off events.

Where is Young V&A?

The Young V&A is in Bethnal Green, east London. It is located very close to Bethnal Green Tube station (Central line) on Cambridge Heath Road.

How do I get to Young V&A?

The nearest Tube station to the Young V&A is Bethnal Green (Central line), which is a one-minute walk away.

Several bus routes stop on Cambridge Heath Road, close to the museum.

There are Santander Cycles docking stations at Holybush Gardens, which is a two-minute walk, and Bethnal Green Gardens, which is four minutes from the museum.

Access Inside Building Facilities

Accessible lift
All routes suitable for pushchairs or prams
All routes suitable for limited mobility users
Lift buttons with raised numbers or letters
Ramps with handrail within building
Steps with handrail within building

Access into the Building

Automatic doors
Full, non-assisted wheelchair access

Accessible Bathroom Facilities

Designated wheelchair accessible public toilet

Accessible Communication Facilities

Hearing loop system

Accessible Parking Facilities

Designated disabled parking available within fifty metres of main entrance

Accessible Venue Facilities

Assistance dogs welcome
Emergency evacuation procedures for guests with disabilities
Staff available to assist
Staff disability awareness trained
Wheelchairs available free of charge
Level access, ramp or lift to restaurant or cafe
Level access, ramp or lift to the shop

Additional Accessible Facilities

Accessible baby changing rooms
Level access, ramp or lift to garden
Level access, ramp or lift to information point
Level access, ramp or lift from entrance to reception
Low payment counters
Low reception or information counters

Attraction Facilities

Gift shop
Patron toilets

Booking Facilities

Coach parties accepted
Group bookings accepted

Catering Facilities

Cafe
Event catering

Event Facilities

Available for wedding receptions
Conference rooms / Meeting rooms
In house AV available
Offers charity rates

General Facilities

Lifts

Payment Facilities

Free entry

Young V&A

Address

Cambridge Heath Road

London

UK

E2 9PA

Telephone:

+44 (0)20 7942 2000

Email

[email protected]

Website

https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/young