V&A East storehouse

There’s a new V&A museum that’s due to open in East London. Nearby they have opened to the public, their storehouse, a building that houses all the art pieces that are not officially on display. It’s right by where I work so I went to have a look. It has three floors with a wide range of beautiful and interesting art works.

V&A East storehouse, showing 3 floors of items

They also have a huge mosaic ceiling saved from a church which is definitely worth a look.

Mosaic ceiling

The store house is free to visit and I like that what it holds will change as the displays in the main museums update theirs.

Gem collection

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Gem collection
This precious gem collection isn’t mine (unfortunatley) but is housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. I love the way the stones have been arranged in colour order and seem to be located in a dark secret place, which they kind of are as you’re not allowed to take pictures but I was being a bit sneaky (and before you ask, yes I got told off and had to put my camera away afterwards)