Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s
A major exhibition on the legendary Blitz club night that transformed 1980s London style
daily from 10:00 to 17:00.
Design Museum
Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style
Explore the full spectrum of the design of swimming — from sports performance and fashion, to architecture.
daily from 10:00 to 17:00
The World of Tim Burton
This major exhibition will invite visitors into Tim Burton’s world through an exploration of the design of his unique aesthetic.
10:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday 10:00 – 18:00 Friday to Sunday (some Fridays open until 8pm see website)
Changing Spaces: 60 Years of Design with Habitat
Habitat, celebrates its 60th anniversary with a free, interactive installation.
10:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday 10:00 – 18:00 Friday to Sunday
Barbie®: The Exhibition
A major exhibition exploring the design evolution of one of the world’s most famous dolls: Barbie®.
10:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday 10:00 – 18:00 Friday to Sunday
Major Barbie Exhibition Launches At London’s Design Museum
The Design Museum in London has unveiled a major exhibition titled “Barbie: The Exhibition,” celebrating the 65th anniversary of the iconic Barbie brand.
4 July 2024
Enzo Mari
This major exhibition celebrates the life and work of one of the greatest Italian designers of the 20th century, Enzo Mari, whose designs have inspired generations of creatives around the world.
10:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday 10:00 – 18:00 Friday to Sunday
Ai Weiwei The Artist of Resistance The Design Museum – Rev Jonathan Evens
Ai Weiwei’s work has always focused on bringing older craftsmanship into contemporary contexts while creating or using new languages.
31 May 2023
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense
This major exhibition, developed in collaboration with Ai Weiwei himself, is the first to present his work as a commentary on design and what it reveals about our changing values.
daily from 10:00 to 18:00. Open late on Saturdays until 21:00
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 – Today
Curated with Vitra Design Museum, the exhibition will explore design from the birth of surrealism in 1924 to the current day, spanning classic Surrealist works of art and design as well as contemporary surrealist responses.
10.00 - 18.00 (Sunday - Thursday) 10.00 - 21.00 (Friday - Saturday)
Stanley Kubrick Framing Perfection – Design Museum – Zoltan Alexander
Kubrick’s renaissance is undoubtedly in full swing. The Design Museum opened last week one of the most compelling exhibitions of the year “Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition”.
2 May 2019
Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition
Step inside the world of Stanley Kubrick, one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.
Daily 10.00 to 18.00 – last entry 17.00.
V&A Dundee – Kuma’s Ship Brings Cultural Riches To Scotland – Paul Black
Illuminated by undulating light from the Firth of Tay, and set against a Scottish blue sky – the V&A Dundee is Scotland’s impressive new design museum
15 September 2018
Richard Serra vs Hope To Nope – Edward Lucie-Smith
Sometimes two shows come along that seem perfectly timed to contradict one another.
10 April 2018
Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18
Public engagement with politics has changed dramatically since 2008. Discover how graphic design and technology have played a pivotal role in dictating and reacting to the major political moments of our times.
Open daily 10.00 – 18.00 (last exhibition entry 17.00)
Design Museum Proves Popular With 780,000 Visitors Recorded Last Year
The new Design Museum now located at Kensington High Street has reason to celebrate since it opened its doors on 24 November 2016 More than 780,000 people have visited.
28 November 2017
Hella Jongerius Playing With Colour By Edward Lucie-Smith
As Hella Jongerius’ fascinating exhibition at the Design Museum proves, it is getting more and more difficult to draw a firm, unyielding line between what we call Design and what we still call Art.
16 July 2017
Breathing Colour by Hella Jongerius
Breathing Colour by acclaimed Dutch designer Hella Jongerius, is an installation-based exhibition that takes a deeper look at the way colour behaves, exploring shapes, materials, shadows and reflections.
Open daily 10:00 – 18:00 (last exhibition entry 17:00)
Cartier in Motion
Cartier in Motion unravels the unique story of Cartier’s approach to watchmaking and how the invention of the modern wristwatch came about.
Open daily 10:00 – 18:00
California: Designing Freedom
“Designed in California” is the new “Made in Italy”. While California’s mid-century modernism is well documented, this is the first exhibition to examine its current global reach.
Open daily 10:00 – 18:00 First Friday of every month open until 8pm
Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda , Revolution
Marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this exhibition explores Moscow as it was imagined by a bold new generation of architects and designers in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Open daily 10:00 – 18:00 (Fridays until 20:00)
Revolution And Architecture – The Lights That Failed By Edward Lucie-Smith
The Design Museum’s new exhibition, Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution, is in many respects a great improvement on its rather incoherent opening show (or collection of shows).
16 March 2017
Pantone Colour Of The Year Greenery Set To Grow On Us
Pantone has released its Colour of the Year for 2017 and it’s a lush shade of green called Greenery! The hue is known officially as 15-0343 TCX Greenery is set to grow on all of us (no pun intended) with an estimated product range amounting to thousands of items from electrical goods to clothing.
27 December 2016
London gets state of the art Design Museum
The Design Museum unveiled its new building to the press yesterday ahead of its public opening on 24 November 2016. Housed in a landmark grade II listed modernist building from the 1960s on Kensington High Street, formerly the home of the Commonwealth Institute, the building has been sensitively retuned by John Pawson, the culmination of a five-year construction process costing £83m.
18 November 2016
London Design Museum Auction Raises Over £1m For New Kensington Building
Phillips has successfully hosted a Design Auction to benefit the new Design Museum in Kensington London. The sale has raised over £1.1 million towards… Read More
10 May 2016
The Design Museum Announces Free Entrance Policy To permanent Collection
The Design Museum has announced that it will open in its new home on Kensington High Street, on 24 November… Read More
19 March 2016
Designers Disrupt Design Museum For Residency
Designers in Residence 2014 invites four up-and-coming designers to take over a gallery in the Design Museum and fill it… Read More
15 September 2014
London’s Design Museum Sells Thames Building To Dame Zaha Hadid
The Design Museum in London has announced the sale of its current building at Shad Thames to Dame Zaha Hadid… Read More
10 July 2013
Design Museum Exhibition Explores The Technology Revolution
London’s Design Museum is collaborating with the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to deliver a major new exhibition… Read More
17 June 2013
London’s Design Museum Introduces 2013 Designers In Residence Programme
The Design Museum’s annual Designers in Residence programme provides a platform to celebrate new and emerging designers at an early… Read More
12 May 2013
Mediocrity Rules: Design Of the Year Award Loses Its Lustre
The winner of the The Design Museum’s sixth annual Designs of the Year award has been announced as; the ‘Gov.UK… Read More
19 April 2013
London’s Design Museum Announces Long List For Designs Of The Year Award
The Full List For Designs of the Year Award ARCHITECTURE LA TOUR BOIS-LE-PRÊTRE, PARIS – Designed by Druot, Lacaton and… Read More
15 January 2013