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V&A East Storehouse Opens, Unveiling Access to 250,000 Hidden Artifacts

Located in Olympic Park, the climate-controlled facility invites visitors to request up to five items for up-close study.

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The Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse, including over 100 mini curated displays on metal storage racking.
The space is anchored by six large-scale objects, including the 15th century carved and gilded wooden ceiling, the Altamira Ceiling, from the now lost Torrijos Palace in Spain.
View of the Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse. Visitors in the central Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse, a working store and new visitor attraction from the V&A located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, opening this Saturday, May 31. Issue date: Wednesday May 28, 2025. PA Photo. V&A East Storehouse is home to over half a million creative works, including a section of the now-demolished housing estate, Robin Hood Gardens, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1930s Kaufmann Office – the only complete Frank Lloyd Wright interior outside of the US.

Overview

  • The V&A East Storehouse opened on May 31 in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of the £600 million East Bank cultural district.
  • Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the hybrid facility integrates storage, conservation studios and exhibition galleries across four levels.
  • Visitors can book free ‘Order an Object’ slots to view up to five items, with a 1957 Cristóbal Balenciaga gown topping current requests.
  • Over 250,000 artifacts, 350,000 books and 1,000 special archives are accessible behind glass walkways under international climate-control standards.
  • The project is projected to attract 1.5 million annual visitors and deliver an estimated £1.5 billion boost to the local economy.