V is for...V&A East Museum

"A visit to the museum should begin in delight and end in wisdom.” - Sir Henry Cole

Join us at the V&A East Museum located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

V&A East Museum is a new kind of museum: five floors exploring how creativity changes the world, rooted in the communities and voices that are shaping global culture right now.

Their free permanent Why We Make galleries created by JA Projects in collaboration with the V&A East Youth Collective, the building itself is a story of co-creation. Inside, over 500 objects spanning centuries and cultures place works by Leigh Bowery and Althea McNish in direct conversation with new east London acquisitions — past and present, local and global.

Read more here: https://www.vam.ac.uk/east/museum/visit

MEET DETAILS:

FROM 1.15pm: MEET AT Ginger & Mint Eastbank cafe (optional)
Address: Unit 1A, 7 Aquatics Walk, Stratford Cross, London E20 2AS

2pm: ENTER THE MUSEUM
Address: East Bank, 107 Carpenters Rd

4pm-Late: DRINKS SOCIAL at HACKNEY BRIDGE FOOD COURT (optional)
We'll head to the local food court for a social chit chat over drinks (and food if you’re hungry!)
Please note there’s no booked table, so we might all be seated at different tables!
Address: Units 1-28, Echo Building, E Bay Ln, London E15 2SJ

TICKETS:
Admission is free
You may have to queue to get into the museum

GETTING THERE:
https://www.vam.ac.uk/east/museum/visit

V&A East Museum has two public entrances:
Lower Ground entrance – located on Aquatic Walk, directly in front of Tallow Bridge
Upper Ground entrance – located off Stratford Walk, on Podium Level
We’ll confirm which entrance we’re meeting at 48 hours before the event.

EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:
Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list.
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