BRITISH MUSEUM

The British Museum is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. Its permanent collection of some eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence, having been widely sourced during the era of the British Empire. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. It was the first public national museum in the world. The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the Irish physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. It first opened to the public in 1759, in Montagu House, on the site of the current building. Its expansion over the following 250 years was largely a result of expanding British colonization and has resulted in the creation of several branch institutions, the first being the Natural History Museum in 1881. Its ownership of some of its most famous objects originating in other countries is disputed and remains the subject of international controversy, most notably in the case of the Parthenon Marbles.

DOVER STREET MARKET LONDON

Dover Street Market is a multi-brand retailer originally located on Dover Street, in Mayfair, London. It has stores in New York City, Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing and Los Angeles. Dover Street Was created by Rei Kawakubo of Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons and her husband Adrian Joffe. The store sells all Comme des Garçons brands and complementary high fashion brands, young creations, streetwear such as Balenciaga, Brain Dead, Céline, Daniela Gregis, Dreamland Syndicate, Golf Wang, Gucci, Hussein Chalayan, J.W.Anderson, Lanvin, LOEWE, Maison Margiela, Marni, Nike, Proenza Schouler, Ovelia Transtoto, Raf Simons, Rick Owens, Roberts Wood, sacai, Stussy, The Row, Thom Browne, Valentino, Vans, Vetements, Common Projects and many other brands.

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

The Victoria and Albert Museum – often abbreviated as the V&A – in London is the world’s largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, as well as sculpture, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The V&A is located in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in an area that has become known as “Albertopolis” because of its association with Prince Albert, the Albert Memorial and the major cultural institutions with which he was associated. These include the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Royal Albert Hall and Imperial College London. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

THE DESIGN MUSEUM

The Design Museum is a museum in Kensington, which covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018 the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. The museum was founded in 1989 by Sir Terence Conran. It was originally located by the River Thames near Tower Bridge, and later relocated to Kensington. The museum operates as a registered charity and all funds generated by ticket sales aid the museum in curating new exhibitions.

OXFORD STREET

Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. It is Europe’s busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and has approximately 300 shops.

COVENT GARDEN

Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin’s Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, which itself may be referred to as “Covent Garden”, it contains the central square with its street performers and most of the historical buildings, theatres and entertainment facilities, including the London Transport Museum and the Theatre Royal.

THE STORE

The Store X is a platform for ideas and culture. Its program encompasses fashion, art, design and beyond, engaging a global community of innovators and curious creatives in The Store’s spaces at 180 The Strand in London, Soho House Berlin and Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire. The Store’s ambition is to present a new kind of experiential space that transcends our expectations of traditional retail, beyond shopping.