{"id":156277,"date":"2025-06-04T01:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T01:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/156277\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T01:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T01:47:14","slug":"order-an-object-at-the-new-va-east-storehouse-to-get-up-close-to-5000-years-of-cultural-heritage-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/156277\/","title":{"rendered":"Order an Object at the New V&A East Storehouse to Get Up-Close to 5,000 Years of Cultural Heritage \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do the largest Picasso painting in the world, punky Vivienne Westwood apparel, pins for securing a 17th-century ruff, and a complete Frank Lloyd Wright interior have in common? That\u2019ll be the U.K.\u2019s Victoria and Albert Museum, or the V&A<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest collection of design and applied and decorative arts.<\/p>\n

In South Kensington, the palatial museum has awed visitors since 1852, and in recent decades, the institution has greatly expanded, with locations like the Young V&A in Bethnal Green, the Wedgwood Collection in Stoke-on-Trent, the ship-like V&A Dundee in Scotland, and the brand new V&A East Storehouse in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.<\/p>\n

\"aThe largest Picasso work in the world, the 1924 front stage cloth for the Ballets Russes\u2019 production, \u2018Le Train Bleu,\u2019 at V&A East Storehouse. Photo by David Parry\/PA Media Assignments. Pablo Picasso, \u201cLe Train Bleu front stage cloth\u201d (1924) \u00a9 The estate of Pablo Picasso<\/p>\n

Spanning 5,000 years of human creativity through hundreds of thousands of objects requires a lot of space. Rather than hiding it all away in a dark warehouse, the new Storehouse takes over a portion of the former 2012 London Olympics Media Centre, providing a purpose-built home for more than 250,000 objects, 350,000 library books, and 1,000 archives from across the V&A\u2019s diverse collections.<\/p>\n

The best part? You can visit! Storehouse hosts workshops, screenings, performances, and pop-up displays of special collections, along with the opportunity to observe conservators at work preserving a wide range of cultural heritage objects.<\/p>\n

Peruse more than 100 curated mini-displays throughout the building, and book in advance to get up-close and personal through the Order an Object experience<\/a>. Pick any object in storage, and a member of the Collections Access team will assist you in interacting safely with everything from artworks to textiles to musical instruments.<\/p>\n

Plan your visit on the V&A website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"theThe 17th-century Agra Colonnade, an extraordinary example of Mughal architecture from the bathhouse at the fort of Agra, visible through the Weston Collections Hall glass floor, and accessible via Object Encounters at V&A East Storehouse. Photo by Hufton + Crow for V&A<\/p>\n

\"twoView of Weston Collections Hall, which features more than 100 mini curated displays, at V&A East Storehouse. Photo by Kemka Ajoku for V&A<\/p>\n

\"aWelcome area at V&A East Storehouse with pull-out framed textiles to explore. Photo by Kemka Ajoku for V&A<\/p>\n

\"theMesh roll-out storage racking at V&A East Storehouse. Available via Object Encounters visits. Photo by Hufton + Crow for V&A<\/p>\n

\"conservatorsMulti-purpose conservation studio, visible from the Conservation Overlook at V&A East Storehouse. Photo by David Parry\/PA Media Assignments<\/p>\n

\"theView of the Weston Collections Hall at V&A East Storehouse. Photo by David Parry\/PA Media Assignments<\/p>\n

\"threeOrder an Object appointment at V&A East Storehouse. Photo by Bet Bettencourt for
V&A Object pictured is Althea McNish, \u201cRubra\u201d (1961), furnishing fabric<\/p>\n

\"theView of a section of Robin Hood Gardens, a former residential estate in Poplar, east London, at V&A East Storehouse. Photo by David Parry\/PA Media Assignments<\/p>\n

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