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.

Join architecture collective Something & Son and invited guest speakers for a series of walks that investigate our relationship to nature in the city.

To coincide with the opening of his new exhibition “Sound in Mind”, designer Yuri Suzuki curates a night of musical performances and workshops at the Design Museum.

This talk is part of London Design Festival 2019.

A free drop-in evening of drawing throughout the museum on the first Friday of the month. ed by artist Helen Frosi, the event will begin with a short presentation by Helen on her work and approach to illustration.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

This workshop, led by experts in design education, museum learning and cultural studies, will explore the role of object handling in design, design studies and design history education today.

Known for its appearance in ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and Aphex Twin’s ‘Come to Daddy’ video, Thamesmead is one of London’s most iconic post-war estates. This talk explores its history and lasting significance today.

Explore the legacy of Stanley Kubrick and his impact on design in this symposium from leading designers and theorists.

Join this Multisensory Tour for blind and partially sighted visitors to discover the world of one of the 20th century’s most iconic film-makers.

For London Design Festival 2019, award-winning graphic designer and new Pentagram partner Sascha Lobe will give an evening lecture at the Design Museum on typography and the Bauhaus.

Members free ticket ballot open until 10.00, Tuesday 20 August.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Join this British Sign Language tour to discover the history of the Design Museum’s iconic building.

A chance to hear from renowned Japanese graphic designer, Art Director of MUJI and Chief Creative Director of Japan House London, Kenya Hara.

This talk is part of London Design Festival 2019.

Members free ticket ballot open until 10.00, Tuesday 20 August.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

This three-part course uncovers the marketing basics needed to turn creative ideas into successful businesses.

Join an evening of music and theatre performances programmed by Rich Mix, east London’s independent arts centre, for Emerge Festival 2019.

Start your morning with vinyasa yoga, hosted by Equinox at the Design Museum followed by complimentary juice and yogurt and a viewing of the Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition.

Take part in an afternoon of experimenting and testing to discover the wonderful colour dyes that can be found in nature.

Inspired by the Moving to Mars exhibition, make your own rockets, space jackets and miniature space ship to take you to Mars.

A free drop-in evening of drawing throughout the museum on the first Friday of the month. Led by illustrator Jess Nash, the event will begin with a short presentation on her work and approach to illustration.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

A model making workshop is followed by an illustrated talk on the legacy of Hampstead’s Isokon Building by authors Magnus Englund and Leyla Daybelge through the lens of their new book, Isokon and the Bauhaus in Britain.

How can local authorities use strategic design to develop a sustainable and meaningful response to the climate change?

Members free ticket ballot open until 10.00, Tuesday 20 August.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Learn how to use industry standard software Autodesk Fusion 360 and 3D printing techniques to design ideas for how we might build neighborhoods on Mars.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

This half term, help create a life size spaceship model to take you to Mars! Build the control panels to help steer the ship and places to eat, sleep, relax and work.

What will the living, working, and public spaces of the future look like? Join us to find out as we explore the worlds of architecture, design, and coding to make buildings for the future through digital design.

Code is more than blocks and text. Learn how to use colour and sound, in your interactive code creations.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Hack, build and code your own robot in this fast paced half-day session. Learn about physical computing, micro-controllers and electronics, whilst also developing prototyping skills to give your robot form.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Make a set of colourful felt planets, stars and meteors to create an out-of-this-world solar system mobile.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Hosted by architect and technologist Xavier De Kestelier, this discussion will speculate on the future of architecture beyond planet Earth.

Members free ticket ballot open until 10.00, Tuesday 20 August.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Explore how designers are taking up a civic role in this talk especially for university students and early-career practitioners.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

A free drop-in evening of drawing throughout the museum on the first Friday of the month. Led by illustrator Grace Holliday, the event will begin with a short presentation by Grace on her work and approach to illustration.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Join this one-day symposium asking how designing with living organisms can respond to the current ecological crisis.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Join this British Sign Language tour to discover the world of one of the world’s most unique sound artists, designer and musician Yuri Suzuki.

Join this Multisensory Tour for blind and partially sighted visitors to discover the world of one of the world’s most unique designers.

This three-part course uncovers the basics needed to develop a successful website for your creative start-up.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Join artist and designer Rahel Zoller to produce your own series of crafted books in this hands-on introduction to book-binding.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Against the backdrop of our climate emergency, four ground-breaking designers debate how and why social impact should be an integral focus in material design today.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Explore the hidden histories of London and the narratives behind discarded objects in this hands-on workshop.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Calling all space explorers! Have you got what it takes to move to Mars? What will you need and what will it look like?

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Make your own decorations and wrapping paper to paint, print and stitch your way into the festive winter holidays.

Experience an afternoon of immersive theatre and explore alternative visions of what life on Mars might be like.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

Explore how designers are working to benefit the planet in this talk especially for university students and early-career practitioners.

A free drop-in evening of drawing throughout the museum on the first Friday of the month. Led by artist Tom Spooner, the event will begin with a short presentation on his work and approach to illustration.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

The two-day Design Research for Change (DR4C) symposium will explore how design is increasingly involved in social, cultural, economic, environmental and political change.

Create your own set of coloured candles using different waxes and dyes in this half-day workshop.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.

This workshop explores how to make planet Earth greener through making guerrilla gardening sculptures filled with plant power.

Members priority booking opens 10.00 Wednesday 21 August.

General on sale opens 10.00 Monday 2 September.