On 28th June 2023, local London schoolchildren welcome V&A Patron, The Princess of Wales, to officially open the Young V&A in Bethnal Green
Ahead of opening its doors to the public on Saturday 1st July, The Princess of Wales headed to East London to open the Young V&A, the UK?s new free destination for children, families and young people.
The last three years have seen the Grade II Listed building transformed to home this new free national museum designed entirely for young people.
Local schoolchildren, parents and teachers all played a critical role in the project, participating in co-design and co-production workshops in which they worked with the architects and Young V&A team to reconceive how the building could be used, designed key architectural features, contributed ideas for the displays and exhibition programme and participated in making new commissions for the galleries. HRH The Princess of Wales Opens Young V&A © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Young V&A houses three new galleries called Play, Imagine, and Design. Each has been conceived for specific age groups, from babies to teens, with nearly 2000 objects from the V&A?s collections presented in new and playful ways, designed to inspire children?s own creativity.
With V&A staff and children pointing out key features during the tour, The Princess of Wales was shown first-hand how the museum?s new spaces will be enjoyed by children and their families once it opens to the public ...