Work begins on de Matos Ryan’s transformation of V&A childhood museum
By Elizabeth Hopkirk2021-09-29T09:35:00
AOC completes detailed drawings for fit-out
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 150th 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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