Talks, courses and workshops

Join us for a Relaxed Opening of our exhibitions, suitable for people who might find visiting museums overwhelming. A limited number of tickets will be offered, along with tactile materials and sensory maps. From 10:00 to 12:00 on the dates:
- More than Human: Wed 17 September 2025
- Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s: Wed 29 October 2025
- Wes Anderson: The Archives: Wed 21 January 2026

Explore the fundamentals of natural fabric dyes in this taster workshop, where you will learn how to use cooking waste and plants to create a rich palette of colours on fabric.

Join designer Bethan Laura Wood in creating swaying laminated paper sculptures inspired by seaweed and kites, in this event as part of London Design Festival.

Join designers, architects, artists and researchers in a symposium that explores our creative relationship to non-human life and our responsibility to design for animals, environments and landscapes in order to help our planet thrive.

Join us in the museum garden for a celebration of fashion as an ecosystem with fashion brand Anciela as part of the London Design Festival 2025. Explore an interactive installation, take part in a conversation with regenerative designer Bonnie Carr and enjoy a performance by dancer Margherita Barbieri, all inspired by interspecies empathy.

Join Wolf & Badger designer Eliská Sapera in this creative workshop to explore the power of colours using moodboards, natural dyed swatches and the qualities of natural fibres to transform your home as part of the London Design Festival 2025.

Join Future Observatory Curator Abbie Adams and the 2024/25 cohort of Design Researchers in Residence – Christie Swallow, Hani Salih, Laura Lebeau and Neba Sere – in conversation about designing for the green transition, exhibiting research-in-progress and all things Artificial.

Join ‘Blitz Kids’ Andy Polaris, Princess Julia and guests in conversation with curator Danielle Thom.

Explore the boundaries of fashion pattern cutting through the lens of architecture, sculpture, and industrial design in this workshop with Timothy O’Sullivan.

The October class is sold out. Book now for November.

What does it mean to think, care and ultimately design for birds? In this workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to design an object for birds – be it a birdhouse, birdbath, bird feeder or other – from ideation to realisation, and learn about the design process along the way.

This autumn, join us for an afternoon in the museum's garden to discover more about the relationship between pollinators and flowers with Eliza Collin, 'cybergardening' with Kalpana Arias, get your hands in the soil to plant spring bulbs with Mandy Lee, and try botanical-inspired weaving with Sara Kelly.

Taking inspiration from the self-expression and DIY spirit of the Blitz club scene, learn textile design techniques to customise your clothes with fashion designer Sadie Williams.

Join us for a group tour of highlights of the exhibition Blitz: The club that shaped the 80s for deaf visitors who use British Sign Language and their companions, facilitated by Edward Richards.

Join Bethan Laura Wood, Libby Sellers and invited guests for an intimate conversation exploring joyfulness in design.

Inspired by spooky Halloween imagery and unusual objects from the museum’s handling collection, this workshop will encourage children to rethink, redesign and create their own designs that challenge convention.

A creative one-day workshop for young people to learn the fundamentals of digital illustration using Photoshop, explore principles of visual design and produce their own digital artworks inspired by the museum’s architecture.

In this creative workshop, children will explore the art of paper sculpture guided by artist Peter Ayres. Through hands-on exercises, they’ll discover craft techniques that transform simple sheets of paper into elegant, curving forms.

In this creative workshop led by fashion designer Sadie Williams, young people will learn to design and make patches and badges to apply on upcycled fabrics using heat-transfer inks and metallic foils.

A creative and fun workshop for children to learn the fundamentals of digital illustration using Photoshop, explore principles of visual design and produce their own digital artworks inspired by the museum’s architecture.

In this creative workshop, young people will explore the art of paper sculpture guided by artist Peter Ayres. Through hands-on exercises, they’ll discover craft techniques that transform simple sheets of paper into elegant, curving forms.

Join celebrated milliner Stephen Jones in conversation at the Design Museum.

Step into the world of digital fashion to create your own 3D outfit, customise your avatar and experiment with virtual design using the software CLO3D in this introductory workshop.

In this immersive two-day class, drawing becomes a powerful tool for seeing, reflecting, and communicating ideas. Whether you're a student, designer, engineer or curious observer, learn new tools for thinking visually.

Join us for an audio-described tour to discover the fascinating story of Blitz: The club that shaped the 80s for blind and visually impaired visitors and their companions.

Create your own lamp inspired by our display PLATFORM: Bethan Laura Wood. Led by designer Holly Rollins, explore cultural stories, research methods and hands-on modelling to design and build a functional lamp prototype that embodies personal and collective narratives.

Join us for a Friday night life drawing session celebrating the fashion of the Blitz Club in the 80s.

Join us for a group tour of highlights of the exhibition Wes Anderson: The Archives for D/deaf visitors who use British Sign Language and their companions.

Join us for a group tour of highlights of the exhibition Wes Anderson: The Archives for blind and visually-impaired visitors and their companions.

Using handling collections of contemporary design objects, students can interact with key designs through experiential learning. Hour-long workshops support students to gain new perspectives on the role of designers and the impact of design in everyday life. Suitable for key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Did you know that the Design Museum offers a Master's programme in Curating Contemporary Design in partnership with Kingston University?

Our collaborative degree is one of the world’s foremost postgraduate programmes for design curators, taught by leading academics, curators and designers.

Applications are open to start in 2025.

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