A major exhibition exploring the design evolution of one of the world’s most famous dolls: Barbie®. Journey into the Barbie universe and discover over 250 remarkable objects, with rare, unique and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day.
Opening to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the Barbie brand in 2024, the exhibition will explore the story of Barbie through a design lens, including fashion, architecture, furniture and vehicle design.
Highlights include a rare first edition of the very first doll released by Mattel in 1959 (‘Number 1 Barbie’), the groundbreaking Day to Night Barbie from 1985 and the best-selling Barbie of all time, 1992’s Totally Hair Barbie which sold over 10 million across the globe.
Other dolls will highlight the diversity of the Barbie range, with examples of the first Black, Hispanic and Asian dolls to bear the Barbie name, as well as dolls that reflect today’s diverse, multicultural society, including the first Barbie with Down syndrome, the first to use a wheelchair, and the first to be designed with a curvy body shape.
| Duration | 05 July 2024 - 23 February 2025 |
| Times | 10:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday 10:00 – 18:00 Friday to Sunday |
| Cost | Adults from £14.38 Children aged 6 to 15 from £7.19 Under 6s go free |
| Venue | Design Museum |
| Address | 224-238 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6AG |
| Contact | 442038625900 / info@designmuseum.org / www.designmuseum.org |