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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Guardian readers and Alfie Packham

‘Like time-travelling’: readers tell of unexpected joys of V&A East Storehouse

A huge double bass, paintings and other treasures in the museum
The Weston Collections Hall at V&A Storehouse East stretches across three levels, with curated mini-displays on the ends and sides of storage racking. Photograph: © Hufton+Crow

The V&A has launched a new exhibition space, the V&A East Storehouse in Hackney, east London, which houses more than 250,000 objects and offers immersive experiences alongside more than 100 small, curated displays. As well as browsing the exhibits that are on show, visitors have the option to choose up to five via the “order an object” service and have them delivered to a study room for a private viewing. (That’s if they’re movable – if not, you go to them.)

We asked visitors for their highlights – here are some of them.

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