V&A East Museum will open on 18 April 2026 in the Olympic Park's East Bank. The five-storey hermit-crab-shaped building will present an inaugural exhibition on 126 years of Black Music in the UK and launch a BBC Music partnership. The museum will showcase more than 500 objects from the V&A's collections across two floors and ten thematic displays. Facilities include a ground-floor café, two levels of free permanent galleries, a temporary exhibition floor and a fourth-floor roof terrace with views across the Olympic Park. Entry will be free; hours are 10am–6pm daily with late nights until 10pm on Thursdays and Fridays. Tickets for the paid inaugural exhibition go on sale in early 2026.
"London will get a new museum next April, as the V&A has confirmed the delayed opening date for its V&A East Museum in the Olympic Park. The five-storey hermit crab shaped building in the park's East Bank development will open on Saturday 18th April 2026, with an inaugural exhibition that will take a look at 126 years of Black Music in the UK. To coincide, V&A East will launch a major partnership with BBC Music, including complimentary programming inspired by the exhibition."
"Across two floors, the museum will showcase more than 500 objects drawn from the V&A's world-leading collections, arranged across ten thematic displays spanning art, architecture, design, performance and fashion. Additional features include a ground-floor café, two levels of free permanent galleries and a dedicated temporary exhibition floor above. A fourth-floor roof terrace will give visitors wide views across the Olympic Park towards the London Stadium."
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