Exhibitions
Design is a continually evolving subject. The Design Museum offers opportunities to explore the present and future of design through a programme of temporary exhibitions and displays.
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.
Location: Level G
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.
Location: Level 2
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.
Location: Level 1
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.
Location: Level 2
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 environment.
Location: Level 2
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.
Location: Earls Court
London SW6 1TT
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, designed by our MA Curating Contemporary Design students from Kingston University.
Location: Design Museum Garden
Some of our exhibitions tour to museums and galleries nationally and internationally.
Discover over 30 years of the Design Museum's exhibitions and free displays.