Exhibitions for Hire

Find out more about the diverse range of exhibitions available to tour to UK and international venues. The Design Museum’s touring programme was founded in 2002 to bring design exhibitions to museum visitors around the world – from technology to fashion, the exhibitions cover all design disciplines.

Touring Programme Overview

The Design Museum is currently developing its future touring programme, please contact us to find out about forthcoming exhibitions.

A Century of Chairs

75 chairs from the Design Museum’s collection representing the last 100 years of design.

Barbie®: The Exhibition

A major exhibition exploring the design evolution of one of the world’s most famous dolls: Barbie®. Journey into the Barbie universe and discover over 250 remarkable objects, with rare, unique and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day.

Football: Designing the Beautiful Game

Whether you are a fanatical supporter, part-time punter or sporting sceptic, visitors to this exhibition will enjoy discovering the remarkable design stories behind the world's beautiful game.

Material Tales: The Life of Things

An inspiring and educational journey through the surprising life of materials, sharing innovative solutions for a more sustainable future and encouraging greater material literacy for all.

SKATEBOARD

The first major UK exhibition to map the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today – a story of design, performance and communities progressing together.

The Offbeat Sari

A major exhibition celebrating the contemporary sari, bringing together the finest creations of our time from designers, wearers and craftspeople in India. Discover how it manifests today as a site for design innovation, an expression of identity, and a crafted object carrying layers of cultural meanings.

WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD: The World of ASMR

This is the first exhibition of its kind to lift the world of ASMR out from your screen and into physical space. Step into an acoustically tuned environment and understand how people are using new and existing tools and materials to navigate our complex world.

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