Design Museum Academy Learning Events for Children and Young People
Families and young people
A programme of activities designed for children and young people to get creative, including our popular half-term Design Camps.
Upcoming events
Miffy is celebrating her birthday at the Design Museum! Join us for a festival of play, creativity and design for all ages and abilities.
Please note that this event is now sold out.
Design Camps
Our Design Camps are fun and engaging in-person creative workshops suitable for children aged 8 – 11 and young people aged 11 – 14.
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Members get up to 20% off all our learning events, get free entry to all exhibitions for a whole year, have access to private members' views and enjoy discounts in our shops and cafes.
Information on Design Camp tickets for Members:
• Membership Plus and Family members The member’s discount applies to up to 3 Child or Young person’s tickets.
• Access, Student, Individual, and Members & Guest members The member’s discount applies to 1 Child or Young person’s ticket only.
• Requests for Carer tickets for Design Camps: Please email DMAcademy@designmuseum.org in advance if your child needs additional support.
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May & August Design Camps
Discover our popular Design Camps for children and young people. Spaces fill up fast, advanced booking is recommended.
Inspired by our 'Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style' exhibition, children will explore the basics of graphic design using paper and hand printing techniques to create unique posters.
This event is now sold out. Please email DMAcademy@designmuseum.org to join the waiting list. There are spaces left for the 'Analogue Graphic Design' workshop for ages 11 to 14.
Inspired by our 'Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style' exhibition, children will explore the design of leisure pools and create their own utopian and fun waterpark.
This event is now sold out. Please email DMAcademy@designmuseum.org to join the waiting list. There are spaces left for the 'Analogue Graphic Design' workshop for ages 11 to 14.
In this hands-on workshop, children will learn how to transform ordinary plastic bags into fusible fabric, a durable and eco-friendly material that can be used for all kinds of creative projects.
Combining observational drawing with zine-making, children will learn how to capture details through live sketching to then build a visual narrative on a zine or concertina book.
Young people will discover cyanotype, a technique that uses photosensitive dye to create blue prints on paper or fabric when exposed to sunlight. They'll experiment with plants and objects to design their own layered compositions using light and shadow.
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