Weekend Open

Hear from the new Design Museum's designer John Pawson in a first must-see talk. You will also have the opportunity to see new building and opening exhibitions which will be open to the public until 20.00.

Attend a talk, take a tour of the new building or enjoy the many performances and activities on offer for all ages throughout the day. Event partners include the Royal College of Art and Arup.

The Weekend Open events continue with workshops and performances, and five designers will compete for the prize for the best Riff on the Roof.

Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World presents eleven new installations by some of the most innovative and thought-provoking designers and architects working today.

Now in its ninth year, Beazley Designs of the Year celebrates design that promotes or delivers change, enables access, extends design practice or captures the spirit of the year.

Free Display: Designer Maker User will use the museum’s collection to look at the development of modern design through these three interconnected roles. It will be free to access.

Free Display: The museum asked designers to submit creative responses to this year’s theme OPEN. This year's residents are Rain Wu, Alix Bizet, Clementine Blakemore and Andrea de Chirico.

Test your architectural acumen and hyperbolic know-how in the Design Museum’s new live game show, Riff on the Roof. Tim Ross hosts an afternoon of hilarious insights and design trivia.

The Design Museum is now closed and will reopen in its spectacular new location on High Street Kensington on 24 November 2016. The new address will be 224-238 Kensington High Street London, W8 6AG.

Discover design with the Design Museum's opening talks and events programme which will take place in the 200-seat Bakala auditorium when the museum reopens in November.

Design Museum Members enjoy free unlimited entry to all the exhibitions, with access to tours, events and discounts. Be among the first to enjoy the new museum.