Family Day: Design and Worldbuilding

In this family day out, children are invited to take part in creative exercises, imagine their own characters and develop a world around them. The activities are designed for ages 5 to 11, but all family members are welcome to join.

The day will be inspired by our popular exhibition 'Wes Anderson: The Archives' and the 'Mini Designers' series published by Thames & Hudson – filled with creative projects from around the world, written by Joséphine Seblon and illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng, who will be facilitating our workshops.

You can book a 75-minute slot to participate in short, facilitated workshops around the museum. Outside of these timed slots, everyone is welcome to engage in a range of free design exercises and explore the museum's free displays and exhibitions at their own pace. The museum offers a range of free-to-visit displays on Levels 1 and 2, including its permanent collection. Please note that this event ticket does not include admission to our two paid temporary exhibitions, 'NIGO: From Japan with Love' or 'Wes Anderson: The Archives'.

Please note:

• This event's ticket does not include entry to our temporary exhibitions. If you wish to book a visit, please follow the links: Wes Anderson: The Archives tickets or NIGO: From Japan with Love

• Children must be accompanied by a responsible, ticket-holding adult at all times

• The Family Day workshops are child-focused: all adults attending must be accompanying at least one child. Lone adults will not be granted entry to Family Day spaces

• The facilitated workshops will start promptly at the advertised time. Please arrive early to avoid missing out

Eat & Drink:

On the day, bookers of this event will also enjoy a 15% discount on food and drink purchased at the museum's Design Cafe (ground level) and Design Kitchen (level 2) by showing their event ticket or wristband. If you wish to eat in the Design Kitchen, we recommend reserving a table in advance by emailing the team at thedesign.kitchen@designmuseum.org with the desired date and time. Please note that this discount cannot be combined with members' discount.

• Children must be accompanied by a responsible, ticket-holding adult at all times.
• Please note there will be photography at the event.
• This event is wheelchair accessible, with step-free access throughout the museum.
• Carer tickets are available for those supporting participants with disabilities.
• A chill-out space will be available for bookers during event hours.
• Capacity is limited, we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.
• If you have any questions, you can reach us at DMAcademy@designmuseum.org.

Please note that we have a new booking system. All Members must now log in to the ticketing platform to book tickets for upcoming events. How to book:

• Click 'Book now’, and this will take you to our new booking platform
• You will be prompted to log in or create an account to complete your booking. Please use the email address registered with your Membership to access Members' discounts and exclusive Members' events
• Choose an event from the drop-down list
• Select the desired tickets, dates and sessions and add them to the cart
• Follow the instructions for checkout and payment
• You will automatically receive an order confirmation email with the details of your booking, along with a PDF with your ticket
• Members don’t need to book tickets for exhibitions and can continue to present their Digital Membership Cards to access exhibitions

If you have any issues, please contact the team at membership@designmuseum.org

For non-members ticketing enquiries, please contact bookings@designmuseum.org

Background image: Workshop at the museum. Matthew Kaltenborn for the Design Museum