Young V&A, Museum of the Year Winner, 2024. Image courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London. © David Parry
Young V&A, Museum of the Year Winner, 2024. Image courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London. © Luke Hayes
Young V&A, Museum of the Year Winner, 2024. Image courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London. © David Parry
Young V&A, Museum of the Year Winner, 2024. Image courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London. © Luke Hayes
Young V&A, Museum of the Year Winner, 2024. Image courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London. © David Parry
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Young V&A

Bethnal Green
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Museum of the Year 2024 winner

Get creative at Young V&A in London, where kids (and kids at heart) can imagine, play and design together.

Following a three-year transformation co-designed with children and young people, who requested they make 'the world's most joyful museum', Young V&A celebrates the pivotal role of design and creativity on children's lives. Described as a 'doing' museum, its spaces allow kids to build new skills and foster creative confidence in a playful environment.

Interactive activities for fun days out

Visitors will experience interactive spaces and activities, including sensory playscapes, a finger skateboard park, an 'Imagination Playground' construction zone, a performance and story-telling stage, and an open design studio.

Explore 2,000 objects from the collection

Three permanent galleries - Imagine, Play and Design - showcase the 2,000 objects from the museum's collection of art, design and performance alongside new commissions by contemporary artists, co-curated projects and live programming.

Family-friendly café

Relax in the spacious café where you can grab some tasty treats or tuck into food from home. Young V&A provide bottle warming facilities, highchairs, and a microwave.

Why you should go

  • A museum created with, and for, kids

  • Get hands-on in the sensory Play Gallery

  • Give (or watch) the performance of your life on the Imagine Gallery's stage

Visitor information

Address

Young V&A

Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PA
020 8983 5200

Free to all

Opening times

Daily: 10.00 – 17.45, Galleries close from 17.00

Visitor information

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