V&a East Storehouse

Part of the new V&A East in Stratford, the V&A East Storehouse is a 16,000 sq. m space that’s been purpose-built to house over 250,000 objects, 350,000 library books and 1,000 archives. It’s also home to the David Bowie Centre, where you’ll find 90,000+ archive pieces – from rare photographs and handwritten lyrics to self-portraits, stage costumes and design sketches – revealing the artistry behind Bowie’s legendary career. Museums typically have just 3% of their collections on display at any one time, so the Storehouse seeks to change this, allowing everyone to discover thousands of pieces of history and culture that would otherwise have been hidden away. That means you can view hundreds of years of treasures for free, seven days a week.