Young V&A
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A museum to spark children's creativity, winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024.
Bethnal Green, London E2
Joined March 2009
We’re overjoyed that we’re the @artfund Museum of the Year 2024! 🎉 It’s been fantastic to be part of a shortlist of brilliant museums. We'll be investing the prize in supporting the creativity of early-years who live in low-income households across the Thames Estuary (1/2)
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Apples roasting on an open fire ❤️🎄 #SeasonsGreetings from us (and the rabbits of Beatrix Potter)! We hope you have as much fun as these rabbits are. 🎨 The third watercolour in Beatrix Potter’s sequence ‘The Rabbits’ Christmas Party’
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Explore how stories and images from ancient Egypt continue to influence art, design and popular culture today. An Exhibition Pass allows unlimited visits to Making Egypt throughout its run. Making Egypt runs from 15 Feb - 02 Nov 2025 -
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RT @kidsinmuseums: The winners of the #FamilyFriendlyMuseum Award 2024! 🎉 🏆Overall Winner & Best Large @young_vam…
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The national award is presented to a museum, gallery or heritage site in the UK that provides a great visitor experience for families - and this wouldn't be possible without the hard work of everyone across the museum. Thank you so much!
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Alice in Wonderland 📖 🐰 ‘We still believe in painting with oil paint on canvas, putting the picture in the frame and hopefully, that someone will like it, buy it, and hang it on their wall to enjoy it’ 🖼️ - Sir Peter Blake - Alice In Wonderland (1970-1)
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The Octopus Club have opened the Nearly New Store, located on our top floor 🛍️ Working in collaboration to help parents and caregivers to save money, reduce waste, and raise awareness of the benefits of shopping through the circular economy. Come in and take a look! 🐙
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RT @SaskiaGrassie: Found transformed @young_vam inviting & fun. The child-led redevelopment focuses on play, imagination & design with the…
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The Self-Portrait by Quentin Blake 🖼️ 🖌️ Sir Quentin Blake made this illustration for a mental health hospital in London. Blake used a quill to give the illustration softness, and an artistic angle to inspire the young patients to be creative. 🎨
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Japan: Myths to Manga closes this Sunday! 🕰️ See everything from Studio Ghibli, Astro Boy to Pokémon in our exhibition exploring art, technology and design💥 Supported by Toshiba 📸 - David Parry
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RT @V_and_A: Say hello to Ernest, a Frankenstein teddy bear! Little Ernest was given to the owner in 1914, but disaster struck in an accid…
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RT @V_and_A: Roger Mayne (1929–2014) was a self-taught British photographer known for his intimate portrayal of post-war life in the UK dur…
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Gathering nuts to eat over summer bank holiday 🌰 We hope you can take some time to relax over the weekend, regardless if you’re scurrying around nature or staying at home ❤️ © Beatrix Potter - V&A, London / courtesy of Frederick Warne & Co.
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Japan: Myths to Manga closes on Sunday 8th September! ⏰✨ Don’t miss out on an exciting trip through Japanese history - and explore how landscape and folklore have influenced Japan’s culture, technology and design 🇯🇵 Tickets: - Supported by Toshiba
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When the DJ plays your favourite tune 🎶 Thanks to everyone who visited us for National Play Day last week, we had loads of fun. Check out What’s On next: 📸 - Vesela Yuleva
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'I like seeing my parents crack eggs over a pan - the different shapes they make, and so delicious! My toy practices yoga and football, but now he's reading a book about chickens to see how eggs are made.' 🍳 - Fried Egg by Zosia, aged 7
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