V&A East

V&A East opened on the East Bank in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday. It's the latest outpost of the V&A empire after South Kensington, Bethnal Green, Dundee and the big Storehouse on the other side of the Park. It's also very good, also architecturally startling, also mostly empty. I visited midweek when it's quieter and took over 160 photos, which I've since managed to whittle down to 40, of which here you're seeing eight. To see the whole lot head to Flickr where you can experience the whole building as a walkthrough, also there's only so much I can say in words and you really need to see the place, ideally in real life. [40 photos] Location: 107 Carpenters Rd, E20 2AR [map] Open: 10am - 6pm (until 10pm on Thursdays and Saturdays) Admission: free Three word summary: eclectic creative stack Website: vam.ac.uk/east Time to set aside: at least an hour Let's tour the five floors from the bottom up. Lower Ground If you enter from the waterfront, past the enormous black bronze…