Work has begun on the £13m transformation of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood by de Matos Ryan and AOC.

The museum issued a new set of renders by the AOC today and announced it was renaming itself Young V&A. It also announced a string of acquisitions including a skateboard owned by 13-year-old Tokyo Olympic medallist Sky Brown.

The work will not be completed in time for its 150^th anniversary next year although activities will be programmed in local schools and elsewhere. The V&A said the museum would reopen in 2023.

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