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V&A East Storehouse Opens Doors, Defying Conventional Museum Silos

V&A East Storehouse opens its doors in east London on Tuesday. Visitors can now book slots to see and handle historical objects.

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The new V&A East Storehouse in east London opens on Tuesday, holding over 250,000 objects. This is much larger than a typical museum.

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V&A East Storehouse opens Tuesday in east London for public visits

V&A East Storehouse opens its doors in east London on Tuesday. Visitors can now book slots to see and handle historical objects.

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Maikel de Bakker Mar 27

Old paper money, seen from a different world.

For this series, I explored an idea using my Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens—diving deep into the details of historical banknotes. A friend kindly brought part of his collection, and this is one of the first results: a Belgian 100 franc note, captured at extreme magnification.

At first glance, you might think you’re looking into the eyes of a lady. But look again—this is actually part of a bearded man. When isolated like this, reality shifts. Scale changes perception.

What fascinated me most are the physical details: the thickness of the ink, the tiny fibers of the paper, and the precision of printing techniques from the early 2000s. These notes were not just currency—they were carefully engineered objects designed to resist forgery through complexity at both visible and microscopic levels.

Captured with my Canon 5DS R and Canon MP-E 65mm.

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