Using this guide
V&A East Storehouse Lookup helps you find more information about the objects within the curated storage displays.
Each display has a number and a QR code. To find object information either:
- Go to 'home', select the level from the dropdown and enter the display number
- Scan the QR code on the label in the display using the camera on your device
Themes
Displays are grouped into three themes. Look out for the theme colours as you explore.
Find stories about the V&A's role as a national collector. This theme considers why and how objects were collected, what gaps in the collection can tell us about changing perspectives in the wider world and how we make decisions about what we collect today.
Sourcebook for Design
This theme looks at the ways that the V&A’s collection inspires artists, designers and local communities. Find stories here about creative processes, the tools makers use and the things they produce.
Working Museum
Discover how the V&A operates. You can find out about what people do in the museum and what it takes to look after a collection, enable access to objects and safely store them for the future.