Talks, courses and workshops

Members are invited to join an architecture tour that introduces them to the Design Museum and offers insights into our remarkable building and history.

An early morning curator tour of 'Wes Anderson: The Archives', exclusive for members to explore this major retrospective of the acclaimed filmmaker.

Explore the art of stop-motion animation in this claymation workshop for adults to build armatures, design characters, and animate scenes using professional techniques.

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Join designer Simone Brewster in conversation with Charlene Prempeh, artist Joy Yamusangie, and architect Thomas Aquilina, exploring how design can tackle historical erasure and open spaces for representation, presence, belonging, and cultural visibility.

An exclusive Preview of 'NIGO: From Japan with Love' for members only. Be among the first to explore the first UK exhibition dedicated to the pioneering Japanese designer and creative director, tracing his journey from the streets of Harajuku to the global stage.

This Mental Health Awareness Week, visit our garden for an afternoon of relaxing engagement with nature and design. Find your centre with a meditation session, enjoy the presentation of Dopamine Gardening, a new book by Amy Chapman, and make your own tea blends using seasonal herbs with Hackney Herbal.

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Join designer Simone Brewster for a workshop as part of this year's London Craft Week. Following a guided tour of Brewster's PLATFORM exhibition and a study of the museum's chair collection, create your own chair design inspired by identity and cultural narratives through conceptual exercises.

Combining observational drawing with zine-making, and inspired by film director Wes Anderson’s visual storytelling, children will learn how to capture details through live sketching and build a visual narrative on a zine or concertina book.

A workshop for young people introducing the meticulous world of film director Wes Anderson through stop-motion animation, using clay to design puppets, build sets, and create original stories.

Inspired by the fascinating stop motion films of director Wes Anderson, children will create characters, shape clay models, and animate their own stories.

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Young people will learn the basics of digital illustration using Photoshop and explore principles of visual design to create their own artworks inspired by the museum’s architecture.

Children will learn the basics of prop making using sustainable materials, drawing and collage. Inspired by Wes Anderson’s use of stylised objects for storytelling, they will imagine their own fantasy props for performance.

Inspired by sneakers and objects from our upcoming exhibition 'NIGO: From Japan with Love', young designers will create a sculptural shoe prototype using recycled materials, exploring how culture and everyday objects can be transformed into original designs.

Enjoy a day of hands-on making and creative discovery, inspired by the cinematic worlds of Wes Anderson and Thames & Hudson’s Mini Artists series.

Discover the highlights of the exhibition NIGO: From Japan with Love in this group tour for blind and visually impaired visitors and their companions.

A group tour exploring the stories behind PLATFORM: Simone Brewster, delivered by the display curator Hadeel Eltayeb, as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture.

As part of this year's London Festival of Architecture, discover the fascinating story of the museum building and our 'PLATFORM: Simone Brewster' display in this group tour for D/deaf visitors who use British Sign Language and their companions.

An exclusive curator tour of 'NIGO: From Japan with Love' for members, presenting the vision and lasting influence of pioneering Japanese designer and creative director NIGO. Explore the design stories, inspirations, and cultural impact behind his work.

Explore the role of storyboarding in visual storytelling in this hands-on introduction with Jay Clarke, lead storyboard artist on Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs.

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A group tour of the highlights and behind the scenes details of 'NIGO: From Japan with Love', delivered by the exhibition curator Esme Hawes.