East Bank is the UK’s newest cultural quarter at the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The
place where everything happens – entertainment, inspiration and discovery – and open to everyone
who visits, lives and works in East London.
East Bank alone has already attracted creative institutions like the BBC Music Studios, V&A East, London College of Fashion, UAL and Sadler’s Wells.
A powerhouse for innovation, creativity and learning in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East Bank is rooted in the diverse communities of East London and is a reflection of the creative spirit and the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
UCL East
Open now
UCL East is the newest chapter in the disruptive thinking of UCL and the biggest development in its 200-year history. Open since Autumn 2023, the campus offers exciting new degrees and the scale and space needed to tackle the biggest challenges facing the planet.
London College of Fashion, UAL
Open now
Finding a home on the riverbanks of the UK’s newest cultural quarter, the London College Fashion, UAL campus is intent on making the most of the area’s emerging collaboration between the arts, learning and creativity. As well as a stunning, new building, the move aims to bring students, staff and alumni closer to local, national and international partners, finding influence in both the nearby area and its rich diversity.
The building hosted its first round of students in September 2023.
Sadler's Wells East
Open now
Sadler’s Wells East which opened in early 2025, is a hub for creativity — a new cultural destination with local roots, national impact and global perspectives. With a 550-seat flexible theatre, six studios for creating and developing dance productions and a public performance space in the large-wrap around foyer, it provides artists and community groups with all the space they need to develop, train and perform.
V&A East Storehouse
Open now
V&A East builds on the V&A's long-standing heritage in east London and its founding mission to make the arts accessible to all. V&A East Storehouse is a unique new museum experience opening up the V&A collection to all.
It offers services such as "Order an Object" which allow everyone access to all the objects for free, seven days a week. With over half a million creative works from every discipline around the world, it exists to bring people closer to their national collections at a scale not possible anywhere else in the world.
V&A East Museum
Opening soon
V&A East Museum celebrates the power of making and creativity to drive change. Rooted in East London's rich heritage and shaped by young people, the museum explores what's shaping our world with the voices leading contemporary culture. It features two galleries alongside a major exhibition space, a restaurant, shops, and spaces designed for social occasions and events.
V&A East Museum will be opening in Spring 2026.
BBC Music Studios
Opening soon
A purpose-built base for the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and home to Radio 1 Live Lounge and BBC Proms, the new East Bank site will incorporate state-of-the-art music recording and rehearsal studios to reach audiences in new ways. It will also host all of the BBC’s music education and outreach programmes, working alongside schools to inspire local talent on their very own doorstep.
The new home of live music is scheduled to open in late 2026/ early 2027, ready to create the soundtrack for a new century.
Stratford Cross
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Shopping & More
With a vast array of shopping, dining and art, all sitting opposite Westfield Stratford City — and over 300 food and fashion retailers — Stratford Cross is fast becoming a premier retail destination.
