Laura Mitchell

Senior Communications Manager @V_and_A V&A East + Young V&A. Mama to Raphael. #art #design #fashion #photography #museums #cyclist #eastlondon Views my own.

[Museums Association @MuseumsAssoc]

News | Young V&A (@V_and_A) wins European museum prize

Meanwhile nominations are now open for the European Museum of the Year Award 2027.

Read: https://t.co/9AYor5jW9a

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

For many museums, the items in storage are out of sight and out of mind. But the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is putting them on show. Others should follow suit https://t.co/PZfOIzL0bO

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

Huge congrats to ⁦@V_and_A⁩’s Jane Lawson on her well-deserved MBE. And to all those in the arts + creative industries and beyond, recognised in the #NewYearsHonours https://t.co/2fOG0CRN69

[Tim Reeve CBE @reeve_tim]

I think I can speak on behalf of all the #EastBank culture, innovation and education partners in offering warmest congratulations to @SadiqKhan @MayorofLondon on the award of his Knighthood @LDN_Culture @justinesimons1

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

Come and work with us at @vam_east Storehouse! Careers Day info below 👇🏻

[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park @noordinarypark]

Meet the team and discover exciting new roles at the @vam_east Storehouse Open Day - named as one of the planet’s best new attractions for 2025 by @TimeOutLondon

📅 When:
15 January 2025, 14:00–19:00
18 January 2025, 11:00–15:00

📍 Where: V&A East Storehouse, Parkes Street, E20 3AX

Open to anyone aged 18+, particularly those living in the local boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

🔗 Sign up now: https://t.co/5uoxeoE5n2

#CareerOpportunities #Hiring #EastLondon

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

@maxwellmuseums @thetimes @DesignMuseum Congrats! 🥳 🙌

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

@maxwellmuseums @BBCNews @DesignMuseum Wow! Well done Maxwell!

[Guardian culture @guardianculture]

David Bowie collection among draws at vast V&A archives opening in east London https://t.co/FtSRWvY8wV

[Mayor of London's Culture team @LDN_Culture]

Exciting news💫

@vam_east’s Storehouse will open on 31 May @HereEast in @NoOrdinaryPark giving Londoners access to over half a million creative works!

From Roman frescos to Dior and Schiaparelli haute couture, via Samurai swords🖼️👗⚔️

An amazing addition to the new culture & education quarter #EastBank

https://t.co/vkDjhu65vo

[Robin Pogrebin @rpogrebin]

Victoria and Albert Museum reveals opening date and program for new east London storehouse
: https://t.co/Ab4sfyy8Zx

[David Bowie Official @DavidBowieReal]

DAVID BOWIE CENTRE AT V&A EAST STOREHOUSE OPENS SEPTEMBER 2025

“Waiting for the gift of sound and vision…”

This has been a long time coming since we first announced back in February of last year. (https://t.co/jMZxH9zmY1)

It gives us much pleasure to share the press release following this morning’s London press event where details about V&A East Storehouse (https://t.co/nu5TKg82Vw) including an Order an Object service, new acquisitions, a reveal of opening displays and more about the David Bowie Centre were presented.

With introductions from the V&A’s Deputy Director Tim Reeve and V&A East's Director Gus Casely-Hayford there was also a panel discussion led by Naz Hamdi, along with a sneak peek inside V&A East Storehouse’s Collections Hall.

Keep reading for more information including details of the images presented here...

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Opening on 13 September 2025, V&A East Storehouse’s free to access David Bowie Centre will be the new home of David Bowie’s archive, recently acquired by the V&A through the generosity of the David Bowie Estate, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group. For the first time, the archive of 90,000+ items, which traces Bowie’s creative processes as a musical innovator, cultural icon, and advocate for self-expression and reinvention, will be accessible to everyone. Highlights include stage costumes such as Bowie’s breakthrough Ziggy Stardust ensembles designed by Freddie Burretti (1972), lyrics for songs including Fame (1975), Heroes (1977) and Ashes to Ashes (1980), as well as examples of the ‘cut up’ method of writing introduced to Bowie by the writer William Burroughs.

Split into three separate zones, the David Bowie Centre will have a mix of small, curated displays and audio-visual installations. There will also be quieter study areas, where visitors can delve into all aspects of Bowie’s archive on their own. From Bowie’s iconic costume to musical instruments, make-up charts, stage models, Oblique Strategies card decks, personal notes, writings, lyrics and music, sketches, designs and more, at V&A East Storehouse, visitors can get closer to David Bowie than ever before.

To develop the inaugural David Bowie Centre displays, the curatorial team consulted with 18–25-year-olds from the four Olympic Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest through London Legacy Development Corporation and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s Elevate Youth Voice. The small displays spotlight the wide range of objects within the archive and Bowie’s multi-dimensional creative approach, including his unrealised projects, collaborations, and influences. They also reveal the stories behind the creation of some of Bowie’s iconic albums and personas from Aladdin Sane to The Thin White Duke, and his significant influence on creatives from Lana del Rey to Lil Nas X and Issey Miyake. A series of rotating guest curators – including Bowie’s collaborators, experts, contemporary creatives, and young people from V&A East’s Youth Collective – will also be invited to share their insights and perspectives on the archive.

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More details regarding schedules, events and access to follow.

📸 Photo credits

Bowie live onstage in 1973 images by Mick Rock

Items from the David Bowie Archive being prepared ahead of the David Bowie Centre opening at V&A East Storehouse © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Bowie promoting Rebel Rebel in 1974 by Barry Schultz

#BowieArchiveVAM #VnAEastStorehouse #DavidBowieCentre

[Museums Association @MuseumsAssoc]

News | @vam_east Storehouse to pioneer Order an Object service for visitors – venue aims to ‘create a new paradigm for access’ as 2025 opening date is revealed

Read: https://t.co/r82rhNkEjB

[V&A East @vam_east]

Welcome to V&A East Storehouse - the new home of the V&A’s collection @HereEast situated in @NoOrdinaryPark, east London. Doors open on 31 May 2025 - https://t.co/mGpdwtyMSQ #vameast #hackneywick📷 © Diller Scofidio + Renfro

[V&A East @vam_east]

@HereEast @noordinarypark Experience over 90,000 items from the David Bowie Archive from 13 September 2025. To stay up to date with developments around V&A East Storehouse visit https://t.co/Sfua7zDFyW #davidbowie #vameast #hackneywick
📷 © IDK

[Londonist @Londonist]

We've just had a look around the @V_and_A's latest venue - and it's set to revolutionise what a museum is 🤯https://t.co/VCsEGho0gy

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

Dame Maggie 💔

[V&A @V_and_A]

One of the most celebrated and beloved actresses of the twentieth century, Dame Maggie Smith has left an indelible legacy on British stage and screen. While Smith has played many dramatic roles to acclaim over seven decades, including winning an Oscar for ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’, she is well-remembered for her comic timing and sly humour.

Dame Maggie Smith’s talent assured her a long and prolific career which will live long in our collective imagination. Her contribution to British theatre and film will be forever celebrated through the V&A Theatre and Performance Collection, from her costume as Lady Bracknell from ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Aldwych Theatre, to a recording of her performance in ‘Three Tall Women’ at Wyndham’s Theatre in 1995. Our condolences to her family and friends.

📸 - Maggie Smith in ‘The Lady from Dubuque’ at Theatre Royal Haymarket, by Graham Brandon, 2007

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

@theatrecurator @V_and_A Congrats Simon + team T&P ♥️

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

@theatrecurator @V_and_A @vam_east Wohooo! 🥳♥️

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

Love this. Behind the scenes look at the making of Chioma Nnadi’s first ⁦@BritishVogue⁩ September issue https://t.co/CSKtM6ZiuQ

[Laura Mitchell @LauraAMitchell]

@bernarddonoghue @BBCRadio4 ♥️👏🏻