London’s iconic Victoria and Albert Museum, commonly known as V&AEntering the age of expansionism as a brand new complex opened in 2025, aims to provide more public viewing to understand its massive and growing collection.
The main museum of V&A, a Victorian maze containing the best examples of decorative arts in the world, has long been insufficient to show a rich collection, and there is no way to show many treasures in the available space. Many beloved objects must be rotated into storage space and are only visible online on the museum’s website.
So V&A is now constructing V&A EastThis is a custom museum Black is the king Works by fashion photographer Jamie Hawkesworth.
The established V&A museum located south of Kensington will still involve classic works such as priceless Persian rugs and medieval beds, Renaissance sculptures and art, and the crafts of silversmiths and jewelers. But new V&A EastIt will be opened in spring 2026 Redeveloped land For the 2012 Summer Olympics, once the broadcast center of the Olympics, it will be the vessel that defines the artworks that define our own era.
One of the most interesting parts V&A’s New Stratford Complex In East London will be V&A East Warehousea glass museum facility that shows tens of thousands of items removed from hidden stacks Non-public storage facilities Therefore, visitors can see these objects.
The 170,000 square foot complex will contain 250,000 items and 350,000 books. The warehouse will be open most of the time on May 31, 2025.
Among the giant items permanently displayed in the warehouse will be the ceiling of Torrijos from the Altamira Palace in Spain (from around 1490), the Kaufmann office of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright (circa 1937), and the stage (almost 33 feet) from 10 legendary balls covering an area of 10 10 ml (1924).
On September 15, 2025, the V&A warehouse will open its most prominent parts: David Bowie’s Center for Performing Arts Studiesof which about 90,000 projects related to key pop culture figures will be preserved permanently.
David Bowie’s estate gifts the archive of artist’s objects to the 2023 V&A, which has been successfully displayed after several years of blockbusters Some objects and Souvenirs for sale In a sold-out pop-up show at the V&A’s main museum.
Bowie’s property is Completely behind in the new permanent exhibitionWriting: “A cross-Bowie’s career, the archive features handwritten lyrics, letters, scores, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, music videos, set design, Bowie’s own instruments, album reports and awards. It also includes more intimate works, thought processes, thought processes and unfulfilled projects that have never been seen.”
according to ArtnetHighlights of the series include “Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust He designed Getup and Union Jack coats with Alexander McQueen for the cover of his 1997 album, The world. The style festival he played for him at Marc Bolan of T. Rex, and the synthesizer he used in 1977 Lowa gift from Brian Eno. ”
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The new exhibition space will include audio and video displays as well as individual items required for special inspections and will even allow visitors to process and study individual artifacts through V&A’s new order, Ane Ane Ambotiative, under the supervision of curators. The system aims to correct some of the shortcomings of the overcrowded V&A exhibition hall by freeing more items from the archives and making them accessible as needed.
V&A East’s Kate Parsons tells Kate Museum Association. “Our ordering object experience means that anyone can book online to see any part of any object in this building, which is the world’s leader.”
Booking has not ordered an object in the V&A warehouse yet, but one thing has been confirmed: The series will be open 7 days a week and access will be free, just like other V&A agencies in London can be accessed for free.
Learn more about V&A East and V&A East Storehouse vam.ac.uk/east.