V&A seeks designer for new galleries

The Victoria & Albert Museum is offering up to £170,000 to design galleries at its East London site, due to open in 2025.

Two collection galleries will be established with outdoor terraces giving a view of the surrounding Olympic Park.

A tender document published this week said the institution expects to invite three to five candidates to submit designs, and that the contract offers the possibility of designing the entrance gallery too.

"We’re keen to embrace new approaches to museum display so are looking for designers who will challenge us to deliver exciting galleries that engage our audiences both now and into the future."