About the museum
The world’s leading design museum and European Museum of the Year 2018
The Design Museum is the only place in the UK where the design industry, education and the public can come together to change the way people think about themselves and the future.
The museum is a registered charity founded in 1989. It relocated to a spectacular modern landmark in Kensington in 2016 and has welcomed over 2.1 million visitors since re-opening.
Read the Design Museum's commitment to combatting racism within the museum and the design industry at large.
Sustainable development is the greatest challenge of our times. From how we use our finite resources to how we minimise waste, save water, up cycle components and tackle end to end life cycles – designers are exploring ways to create a more sustainable future. They have the ability to solve problems and make things better.
2020 marks 31 years since the Design Museum originally opened its doors in a converted banana warehouse in Shad Thames. Find out more about the history of the museum and the exhibitions from the past three decades.
The Design Museum opened its doors in its new location on 24 November 2016. Explore the story of the move.
The museum offers an exciting and rewarding range of volunteering and placement opportunities. What could you do?
The Design Museum Collection is an important record of the key designs which have shaped the modern world.
The Design Museum is currently working towards Immunity from Seizure Approved Status.
Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 provides immunity from seizure for cultural objects which are loaned from overseas to temporary public exhibitions in approved museums or galleries in the UK where conditions are met when the object enters the UK.
The Design Museum needs you! If you can, please donate, become a member or a patron - working together to inspire a new generation of designers and make the impact of design visible to all.