Young people shape history. Shape community. Shape culture. The reverberations set in motion by teenagers fuel fashion, music, and art. Championing the voices that define a century of teenage life, the world's first Museum of Youth Culture puts youth and subcultures at the forefront for the first time. We want to reset the narrative around young people, to give light to their untold history and inspire future generations.

A museum with a little m, the Museum of Youth Culture arrives on the scene as an evolving, grassroots organisation with a rebellious spirit. Rooting our storytelling in everyday voices, we believe in cultural spaces that act as community catalysts. Acknowledging that we were all young once and recognising our shared experiences of growing up, the museum brings together people from across generations.

At a time when young people’s spaces are under attack, from the pub to the youth club, the museum acts as a Third Space empowering youth voice and creative self-expression; from the past, in the now and looking to the future, we support young people to continue to be the changemakers of the world.

From the bomb-site Bicycle racers in post-war 1940s London, to the Acid House ravers of 1980s Northern England, the Museum of Youth Culture empowers the extraordinary everyday stories of growing up in Britain.