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.

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Contact us

Find out how to get in contact with us, by post, telephone or email.

Press office

The Museum building provides an excellent location for filming, and its collections and displays make an attractive backdrop for photography.

Jobs

Find out about current job opportunities at the V&A and Museum of Childhood.

Volunteering and Internships

The Museum is looking for people to volunteer alongside our (existing) Front of House team, and runs student and graduate internships.

Committee

The Museum of Childhood is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the DCMS.

Development

Since 2000, the V&A Museum of Childhood has implemented a Masterplan to transform itself into a first class destination.

History of the museum

Bethnal Green in the Tudor era was a popular London suburb for the new gentry.

Website accessibility statement

The V&A Museum of Childhood is committed to providing an accessible website.

Privacy policy

Your privacy is important to us. To protect your privacy we provide this notice to explain our online information practices.

Finding and buying images

The V&A offers a variety of ways for users to obtain images.

Who's who

Who are we? What do we do? Find out more about staff at the Museum.

The V&A online shop stocks a distinctive and refreshingly different range for children, big and little, then and now, including toys, games, books and accessories.

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