Design Museum
The Design Museum is London's leading museum devoted to contemporary design, covering product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. Founded in 1989 by Sir Terence Conran, it relocated to its current Kensington building in 2016 and was named European Museum of the Year in 2018. Alongside temporary exhibitions it runs free displays, talks and learning programmes exploring design's role in everyday life.
- on view
- 6
- Opening soon
- 2
Now on view
6 exhibitions
PLATFORM: Simone Brewster
PLATFORM is an annual display dedicated to showcasing contemporary design practice. This second edition in the series presents the fascinating work of designer Simone Brewster.
Es Devlin: Other Worlds
Enter the imaginative world of British artist and designer Es Devlin in the first retrospective in Europe celebrating her 30-year creative practice across sculpture, stage design, music, language and light.
Dwellings, Rehomed
Explore a collection of birdhouses by some of London’s most innovative designers. As you walk through this display, you'll also discover The Nest – an inclusive, sensory-friendly structure nestled among the trees,…
Designer Maker User
Designer Maker User is an introduction to the museum’s collection, looking at the development of modern design through these three interconnected roles. Free entry.
Fables for our Time
Displayed on our tri-wall on Level 2, Fables for our Time is a triptych of stories about environmental urgencies, that uses folktales and a new collection of emoji to examine humanity’s relationship with the natural…
Future Observatory: The Stone Demonstrator
An off-site installation from the Design Museum’s Future Observatory research programme. The Stone Demonstrator is a low-carbon construction prototype, which puts pre-tensioned stone building techniques to the test.
Opening soon
2 upcoming
The Nue Black Aesthetic
Explore a major exhibition celebrating contemporary Black designers who are reshaping the design landscape, from fashion and furniture to architecture, product design and sculpture.
LAIKA presents Wildwood: The Exhibition
Step behind the scenes of LAIKA's latest stop-motion film and explore how a world is built through original props, sketches, puppets, miniature sets, and more.