Coming soon Future programme

Future exhibitions and displays

The museum explores the past, present and future of design through a programme of temporary exhibitions and displays.

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Discover what's coming up in 2025:

Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s

A major exhibition on the legendary Blitz club night that transformed 1980s London style, and generated a creative scene that had an enormous impact on popular culture in the decade that followed — from fashion and music, to film, art and design.

Tickets are on sale.

Wes Anderson: The Archives

Delve into Wes Anderson’s extensive archive in this first retrospective exhibition devoted to his distinctive cinematic output, produced in collaboration with la Cinémathèque française.

Tickets are on sale.

Future Observatory: Tools for Transition

Explore research projects that are driving change in housing, healthcare, local planning and resource management. Together, these projects show how design-led research can be translated into practical tools to transition into a greener future.

On display at Level 2 from 12 September. Free to visit.

Marina Willer x Pith: Sketching with Stickers

Discover Marina Willer's inspiring, expressive and playful sketchbooks made of colourful stickers in this free display in collaboration with Pith® and the London Design Festival.

On display at our atrium's mezzanine from 13 September. Free to visit.