About Us
Welcoming over 400,000 visitors through its doors every year, the V&A Museum of Childhood in London's Bethnal Green houses the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection of childhood-related objects and artefacts, spanning the 1600s to the present day.
The collection includes toys - including dolls, dolls' houses, puppets and teddy bears - games, childcare, clothing, furniture and art and photography. In addition, the Museum runs a dynamic programme of temporary exhibitions and displays, a wide variety of activities, events and workshops for adults and families, outreach projects in hospitals and the local community, and an award-winning programme for schools.
The Museum aims to encourage everyone to explore the themes of childhood past and present, and to develop an appreciation of creative design through our inspirational collections and varied public programme.
Meet the Staff
Press and Media
The Museum building provides an excellent location for filming, and its collections and displays make an attractive backdrop for photography.
Contact Us
Key contacts from learning to marketing, exhibitions to corporate hire...
Jobs
The enthusiasm and dedication of every single member of staff is key to the Museum's success. Every employee is a valued member of the team, with a clear role to play in delivering an excellent visitor experience.
Internships
We run student and graduate internships with the following departments: Collections, Exhibitions, Director's Office, Marketing and Learning. There are currently no internships available, watch this space for forthcoming opportunities.
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History of the Museum
Bethnal Green in the Tudor era was a popular London suburb for the new gentry. There was good agricultural land and opportunities for hunting grounds, plenty of space for large homes, not far from the Thames and it was very handy for the City of London.
Committee
The V&A Museum of Childhood is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum, which is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and a charity exempt from registration under the Charities Act of 1993.
Development
Over the past several years, the V&A Museum of Childhood has implemented a Masterplan to transform itself into a first-class destination for all visitors.
Awards
The V&A Museum of Childhood has won a number of awards in recent years.
Parade by Sir Peter Blake
A limited edition silkscreen print by Sir Peter Blake, made specially for the V&A Museum of Childhood to promote the Museum's reopening in 2006. All the toys featured in the print are objects in the Museum's collection.
About this Website
The V&A Museum of Childhood site is designed for easy accessibility to browser levels 4.0 and above, for best results a more recent browser is recommended. The site avoids the use of Adobe Flash or other add-on applications in all navigation and in the main content areas. The site uses QuickTime for panoramas and video streaming.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. To protect your privacy we provide this notice to explain our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way information about you is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.
