Talks, courses and workshops

Each month, and during school holidays, the Design Museum holds a drop-in activity for families inspired by the museum and its exhibitions. These informal sessions focus on light-touch design and making activities for families with children aged 5–11.

Create a hand printed design that represents you and your family inspired by the David Adjaye: Making Memory exhibition and the stories weaved into Ghanaian adinkra printed cloth.

This talk explores the architecture of London through the eyes of Stanley Kubrick.

Part of "Kubrick Now": A programme of events at the Design Museum and BFI Southbank.

SOLD OUT

Take part in a fun afternoon of den building. Colour, collage and construct your own 3D paper shapes to build the den brick by brick.

Free, drop-in

How do you create an effective business plan for your creative start-up? Discover the basics in this course with Creative Entrepreneurs.

To mark London Festival of Architecture 2019, a group of emerging voices in architecture present radical visions for London’s future in this evening debate.

A free drop-in evening of drawing throughout the museum during the Friday Late opening.

FULLY BOOKED

This two-day symposium brings together leading designers, academics, journalists and theorists to discuss ethical approaches for design in response to some of today’s most urgent challenges.

Join British artist, film-maker and writer John Akomfrah and a panel of speakers for a talk on the architecture of memory, migration and multiculturalism.

Join a panel of leading designers, curators and collectors for discussion on Brazilian design.

Join Migrant Journal for a series of performances, discussions and talks that explore the relationship between music and migration.

Create a series of domestic objects using re-cycled plastic with architecture collective BFA.

Join a future food demonstration in this drop-in session on Exhibition Road led by multi-disciplinary artists, Inês Neto dos Santos and Nora Silva.

Could Mars be the ultimate adventure for our generation and generations to come? Join the free debate at the V&A as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival.

Make and take home your own original lamp structure using everyday bolts and hinges.