A One-on-One Date With a Museum’s Treasures, New York Times,  5 July 2026

Visitors at the V&A East Storehouse can book appointments with artifacts that usually aren’t on show — and can even touch many of them.

Most museums have a cardinal rule: No touching.

Yet every day at the V&A East Storehouse in London, members of the public take artifacts into their hands, including vintage garments, modern design objects and ancient musical instruments.