With Victoria & Albert Museum expansion, Brendan Cormier argues for creativity in all forms
Brendan Cormier is the chief curator of the Victoria & Albert Museum's new sites, aiming to connect a broader audience with its vast design collection. The recently opened V&A East features a permanent exhibition that explores the theme of creativity across time and cultures. Cormier emphasizes the importance of recognizing all forms of human creativity and how museums can reflect contemporary changes in this realm.
- ▪Brendan Cormier is the chief curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum's new sites, including V&A East.
- ▪The museum's new exhibition, Why We Make, showcases a diverse range of objects spanning 5,000 years and various cultures.
- ▪V&A East is designed to invite participation and is located in a cultural quarter that emerged after the 2012 Olympics.
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Open this photo in gallery:The Victoria & Albert Museum in East London. Toronto native Brendan Cormier curates the museum's new sites, which aim to attract a broad audience.Hufton + Crow/SuppliedShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Victoria & Albert Museum Storehouse in East London is a vast, densely packed repository of objects. Textiles, televisions, busts and swords rise on shelves to a ceiling 20 metres high.Walking through after hours one recent evening, Brendan Cormier pointed out objects in passing – a 1960s Moulton bicycle, a modern chair by Ernest Race. But what about those statues on the right? “Don’t get me started,” he responded with a laugh.
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