Museum of Youth Culture

Evolving from a digital archive and pop-up event established in 2015, the world’s first bricks-and-mortar museum dedicated to youth culture has been a long old time coming. Scheduled to open towards the end of 2025 after finding a permanent home in Camden, it was further delayed due to a major leak in its new venue’s basement that required extensive repairs, with its opening now set for spring 2026. 

The 6,500 square-foot site will preserve teenage life from the past 100 years, showing photography, archive video, books, zines, ephemera, objects and oral histories. Rave flyers, band tees, dub soundsystems and even school leavers shirts will be on display across its three gallery spaces. Two rolling galleries will pull highlights from the permanent collection and archive, while a dedicated free gallery space will allow young creatives to exhibit their work.

The museum will also host talks, screenings, and learning workshops, such as hands-on music production courses, and will be home to a bar, café and record store. Sounds more than worth the wait to us!