V&A East Museum celebrates making and creativity’s power to bring change. Created with young people and rooted in east London’s heritage, V&A East Museum explores what’s shaping our world with the voices that lead contemporary culture.
V&A East Museum opens Saturday 18 April 2026.
The V&A has two sites in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Find out more about our other site and visiting V&A East Storehouse .
Getting Here
V&A East Museum main entrance is on Aquatic Walk. Find the V&A East Museum public entrance on Google maps or on what3words loudly.maker.extra
V&A East Museum opens Saturday 18 April 2026.
Find out more about V&A East Museum
A powerhouse for innovation, creativity and learning located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, V&A East Museum is a new kind of museum: five floors exploring how creativity changes the world, rooted in the communities and voices that are shaping global culture right now.
Designed by O'Donnell + Tuomey, with our free permanent Why We Make galleries created by JA Projects in collaboration with the V&A East Youth Collective, the building itself is a story of co-creation. Inside, over 500 objects spanning centuries and cultures place works by Leigh Bowery and Althea McNish in direct conversation with new east London acquisitions — past and present, local and global.
Our first landmark exhibition, The Music is Black: A British Story, traces British culture through Black British music from 1900 to now - featuring personal objects from Little Simz, JME and Joan Armatrading, and powerful photography from Jennie Baptiste, Eddie Otchere, Dennis Morris and more.
Plus a café by Jikoni, the restaurant group celebrated for cooking without borders.
Explore your new museum from Saturday 18 April
Places to stay
Stay at our neighbouring hotels during your stay in east London, conveniently located for you to enjoy your visit to V&A East.
The V&A is grateful to our Hotel Corporate Members for their support:
- Hyatt Regency London Stratford
