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 features 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.

What's On

Thursday 24th May 2012, 10:00am
140th Anniversary
Originally inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Museum building began its move east from South Kensington in 1867, where the…
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Thursday 24th May 2012, 10:00am
Playing In or Out?
Are kids today deprived of the outdoor adventures of previous generations? Do contemporary children mainly exercise their fingers on computer…
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