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Young V&A, formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood, is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum, which is the United Kingdom's national museum of applied arts. It is in Bethnal Green in the East End of London, located on the Green itself and specialises in objects by and for children.

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We took a group of students here, and I came without having read much about this place. I love museum and can spend hours being captivated by their displays and rich history. However, this is just my view. I read the information on the plaque inside the building that this museum was renovated and re-opened over the summer (2023) by HRH Catherine l, Princess of Wales. The displays were good, especially in the doll house, and create design sections. It encourages imagination, creativity, and...
Read moreThe Young V&A museum, formerly the Museum of Childhood, has recently had a £13million revamp. The building is brighter and has spaces for children to play. My daughter enjoyed the sand that spun on a lazy-Susan-style circular plate, and you could comb it into shapes. We also enjoyed the large blue building blocks, where you could build your dream house.
However, there weren't really enough blocks for the amount of children that would attend the museum - please can the museum get some...
Read moreWent before when it was the Museum of Early Childhood.
Didn't have the best experience today with some boys hogging all the blue building blocks. My daughter had found a few to play with along with two other girls, when the girls left, the boys rushed over and took apart the blocks that my daughter was still playing with. When I told the boy she was still playing with them he was very rude and said "I dont care, i'll do what i want"....I told a member of staff and think they were...
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