Young V&A

Young V&A
Location within London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Established1872 (1872)
LocationBethnal Green
London, E2
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°31′44″N 0°03′18″W / 51.529°N 0.055°W / 51.529; -0.055
Visitors386,944 (2019)
DirectorDr Helen Charman
Public transit access Bethnal Green
Cambridge Heath
Websitewww.vam.ac.uk/info/young
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated27 September 1973
Reference no.1357777
Area1.5 acres (6,100 m2), 145 galleries

Young V&A, formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood, is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum (the "V&A"), which is the United Kingdom's national museum of applied arts. It is in Bethnal Green in the East End of London, and specialises in objects by and for children. In 2024 it was awarded the Museum of the Year prize.