In May of this year, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London opened its warehouse facility to the public. When I read about it in the New York Times, I knew I would have to go there.
They call it the V & A Storehouse and it was a building full of a massive amount of objects owned by the museum but not currently on view at the main museum.
I was lucky to be joined in this exploration by my friend Steve who writes the Shadows & Light blog.
It was a thrill to see Steve once again and an even bigger treat to have him help me navigate getting to the storehouse. I don't think I could have done it without him. It's located a good deal east of the central part of London.
To the right is the Frankfurt Kitchen designed by Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky in 1926. It was supposed to be the ideal kitchen in a compact space to make housewives work easier.
There is so much to see in the storehouse that it was a bit overwhelming. It was a great experience to see this incredible place.
On the way out, we walked over a bridge in Hackney Wick and I admired this view of the canal on another glorious, sunny day.
Be sure to check out Steve's post about our adventure. He has even more photos and explanations on his site here.
10 comments:
Definitely an incredible 😲 place.
What a rare chance to see treasures usually hidden away, and with such good company too
What a beautiful place! Wonderful capture! :)
How wonderful to get to explore that place, Sharon.
Wow! You're giving me good notes for our trip in October.
Wow! I like the kitchen, I would want more counter space.
It really was an amazing day -- not a cloud in the sky! I love that you got a picture of the Frankfurt Kitchen. It's so great that the museum has managed to save such large scale installations.
Wow, what a great experience to be able to see all this.
What a fantastic day you had.
I read about that place, looks well worth going to
Post a Comment