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A Staycation Summer: Your Insider Guide to the UK’s Most Wholesome Locations

Incredible destinations, not far from your doorstop

Marie Claire · Jun 12

The Music Is Black: A British Story – it’s little wonder this emotional exhibition took over four years to complete

I can only marvel when I consider that the footprint upon which the newly erected V&A East museum now stands was, for many decades, characterised by hard labour and heavy industry.

The Conversation · May 14

From reggae to grime: how black music became synonymous with a British sound

As a major exhibition retracing how music from Africa, the Caribbean and North America merged to make a distinctly British sound opens in London, Spotlight on Africa looks at a century of black music in the diaspora.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 28

V&A faces calls to become living wage employer on eve of Stratford opening

Campaigners organise open letter to director demanding ‘fair day’s wage’ for all workers at V&A museums

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

The coolest pieces to buy at V&A East

As the museum opens its Stratford outpost, Olivia Lidbury gets a sneak peek at its new shop

Evening Standard · Apr 16

The Music is Black at V&A East Museum: The right exhibition to launch this new space

4/5 Black stars who forged the sound of Britain launch new V&A

Evening Standard · Apr 16

V&A East collection review – a dazzling wealth of inspiration to fire up the geniuses of the future

From showstopping fabrics to mind-expanding photos and an opening show celebrating Black British music, the real value of London’s new museum will surely lie in the art it inspires

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

V&A East Museum architecture review – from ceramics to codpieces, this is a honey-coloured treasure trove of human ingenuity

The second addition to Stratford’s new skyline from architects O’Donnell + Tuomey is a triumph, its bold lines and simple interiors a welcoming home for the art, people and creativity it celebrates

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

Black British music, Beef and bandaged terror: What's to see, do or hear this week in Europe

Netflix's hit series Beef returns for season 2 while London's V&A East celebrates British Black music in a landmark new exhibition. Here's what else to look out for this week.

Euronews · Apr 13

V&A East: the spirit of the 19th-century cultural campus of ‘Albertopolis’ lives on

This year the V&A opens its new outpost in east London. In 2025 it unveiled the so-called Storehouse, and its new V&A East Museum opens in April 2026. V&A East is part of a new cultural campus, on the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics, dedicated to collections, education and…

The Conversation · Jan 6