What's on
Pre-booking is recommended for paid exhibitions and events.
No pre-booking is needed to access the free displays.
Plan your visit:
Our permanent collection, Designer Maker User, is a free display and is open daily from 10.00 – 18.00.
Please note that our exhibition spaces start closing 15 minutes before the building closes.
The museum explores the past, present and future of design through a programme of temporary exhibitions and pop-ups.
Delve deeper into design. Join a specialist course, workshop or talk and learn more about design from leading experts in the industry.
Are you a designer, artist, engineer, architect or a student in these fields? Don't miss out! You have until 13 June to enter this once-in-a-lifetime competition for the design of a timepiece for the British rail network.
Supporting the National Curriculum for Design and Technology and tailored for key stages 2 – 5, we offer students and educators design education facilities and workshops supporting a vibrant programme connected with the wider ecology of design practice, networks and communities.