The Design Museum is the world’s leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design. It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture. The Design Museum’s mission is to celebrate, entertain, and inform.

The Design Museum Press Office is here to help with all media enquiries about the museum, its exhibitions, its education and public programmes, and the Design Museum Shop.

Join our press mailing list to receive media releases by email.

Press Visits

If you are a journalist and would like to visit the Design Museum, please go to the Admissions Desk upon arrival and present your press card or credentials to obtain an entry ticket.

Images for Press Use

We have a number of Design Museum images available for download in our online Press Office, ranging from exterior shots of the Museum itself to images of past, present and future exhibitions. To register, visit
the Press Images section. If you cannot locate the image you are looking for, please email the Press Office who will do their best to help.

Photography and Filming at the Design Museum

Photography and filming in the Design Museum can be arranged with special permission from the press office, and requests will be considered on a case by case basis. If you would like to request permission please contact the Press Office with a full outline of what you would like to do.

If you have already received permission for film or photography within the museum please download our Filming + Photography guidelines here.

To enquire about using the Design Museum as a backdrop or location or commercial filming please contact the Press Office.