Young V&A
In 2021 Galmstrup Architects was appointed as Designer in Residence exploring informal play at Young V&A. The residency was linked to the transformation of the V&A’s Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood into its new Young V&A form.
Location
London, England
Completed
2021
Client
Victoria & Albert Museum
During the residency we developed as a series of play interventions suitable for the museum’s young audience, and focusing on the museum’s connection to its urban realm, outdoor play and movement.
Gallery of Failures
A provocation inspired by the founder Sir Henry Cole very first exhibition ‘The Gallery of False Principles’ exhibiting examples of bad design such as ‘experimental’ design – a controversy of todays “learning by doing”.
The Labyrinth Puzzle played with the famous mosaic floor at the heart of the old Museum of Childhood. There were no right or wrongs, just a playful experimental way of exploring a design.
The Interruption
A three dimensional interpretation of the mosaic floor. The structure is made of modular tubes which can be assembled in various formations and act as an outdoor shelter. The idea was for the structure to travel with the V&A’s learning team during the Museum of Childhood’s temporary restoration closure allowing outdoor pop-up workshops.
Trapped Daylight
A photo series and manifest to document the museum’s potential of interacting and making meaningful usage of the next door Museum Garden while promoting outdoor play.
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