Gallery 2
Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18
Public engagement with politics has changed dramatically since 2008. Discover how graphic design and technology have played a pivotal role in dictating and reacting to the major political moments of our times.
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Exhibition free from 1 to 12 August
From the 1 August, some artwork was removed from the exhibition, before the exhibition's closing date of 12 August, at the request of the lenders. As a result, and until the end of the run, the exhibition was free to visit.
'We are sorry for any disappointment caused for visitors. We believe that it is important to give political graphics a platform at the museum and it is a shame that the exhibition could not continue as it was curated until its original closing date'.
Alice Black and Deyan Sudjic, the Design Museum Directors.
This exhibition is now over
What to expect
Graphic design in the form of internet memes, posters and protest placards is being used by the marginalised and powerful alike to shape political messages like never before.
Age guidance 7+
DISCLAIMER: The views displayed in the exhibition are those of the individuals and organisations that created them – some of which may cause offence. The Design Museum does not necessarily agree with such views, nor does it consider them to be necessarily justified, truthful or accurate.
Women's march, Washington DC,January 2017. Image credit: Chris Wiliams Zoeica
Image credit: Charles Albert Sholl
All-Seeing Trump
Image credit: Scott Wong
Je Suis Charlie, image credit: Paul SKG
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