V&A East Storehouse : The Wick Culture

The Wick Culture - The Weston Collections Hall at V&A East
Storehouse, including glass floor with
views down into the busy working store. Image by Hufton + Crow for V&A

Above The Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse, including glass floor with views down into the busy working store. Image by Hufton + Crow for V&A

The Wick Culture - Founder of The Wick, Katy Wickremesinghe at V&A East Storehouse

Above Founder of The Wick, Katy Wickremesinghe at V&A East Storehouse

The Wick Culture - The Weston Collections Hall at V&A East
Storehouse, including over 100 mini
curated displays ‘hacked’ into the ends
and sides of the storage racking. Image by Hufton + Crow for V&A

Above The Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse, including over 100 mini curated displays ‘hacked’ into the ends and sides of the storage racking. Image by Hufton + Crow for V&A

The Wick Culture - Happenings V&A East Storehouse

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The Wick Culture - View of a section of Robin Hood Gardens,
a former residential estate in Poplar, east
London, at V&A East Storehouse. Image
by David Parry, PA Media Assignments

Above View of a section of Robin Hood Gardens, a former residential estate in Poplar, east London, at V&A East Storehouse. Image by David Parry, PA Media Assignments

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The Wick Culture - The David and Molly Lowell Borthwick
Gallery, displaying the largest Picasso
work in the world, the 1924 front stage
cloth for the Ballets Russes’ production,
Le Train Bleu. Image by Hufton + Crow for
V&A

Above The David and Molly Lowell Borthwick Gallery, displaying the largest Picasso work in the world, the 1924 front stage cloth for the Ballets Russes’ production, Le Train Bleu. Image by Hufton + Crow for V&A

Above The Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse, including glass floor with views down into the busy working store. Image by Hufton + Crow for V&A

Above Founder of The Wick, Katy Wickremesinghe at V&A East Storehouse

Above The Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse, including over 100 mini curated displays ‘hacked’ into the ends and sides of the storage racking. Image by Hufton + Crow for V&A

Above View of a section of Robin Hood Gardens, a former residential estate in Poplar, east London, at V&A East Storehouse. Image by David Parry, PA Media Assignments

V&A East Storehouse

Happenings V&A East Storehouse

London’s cultural landscape is getting a new addition. Opening on 31 May 2025, the long-anticipated V&A East Storehouse will transform the way we experience museums, turning inside out the behind-the-scenes magic of collection care, conservation, and curating.

Located at East Bank in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the four-storey, 16,000m² venue is bigger than 30 basketball courts and houses more than half a million objects. From Glastonbury Festival memorabilia and Roman frescoes to Samurai swords, vintage football shirts, and Elton John’s sequinned stage outfits, there is something for everyone.

Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the Storehouse is buzzing with activities. A standout feature – the Order an Object experience, a world-first service that allows anyone access to see any object they choose, seven days a week. Whether you’re a student, designer, or just Culturally Curious, you can finally get up close and personal with the V&A’s storied collection.

Weave through over 100 mini-displays tucked into the storage systems and explore stories from East London’s rich heritage of making and activism to global icons like David Bowie (whose 90,000-item archive opens on-site in September 2025). Look out for co-produced installations too, from oral histories of Poplar’s Robin Hood Gardens to community-led workshops reimagining Mughal architecture through the 17th-century Agra Colonnade.

And there’s more to come: V&A East Museum follows in spring 2026. But for now, the Storehouse promises a radical rethinking of public access, opening up the V&A’s treasure troves not just to admire, but to explore, question, and create.