The Guardian view on a much-needed boost for the arts: rebuilding England’s cultural landscape
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM · By Editorial
Dazzling new additions like V&A East are a source of national pride, but so are much-loved regional institutions The V&A East Museum, which opens its doors for the first time in Stratford, London, on Saturday, is the latest addition to the buzzing East Bank cultural quarter on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. This £135m architect-designed V&A outpost is a short walk from the V&A East Storehouse (on Time Magazine’s list of The World’s Greatest Places to Visit 2026) and Sadler’s Wells East, both…