Future Observatory Display Tour
Curator Tour: A Matter of Land
Discover Future Observatory's new display in this tour led by Programme Producer Leilah Hirson-Comley as part of the Design Museum's 10th Anniversary Weekender.
What to expect
Discover the ideas and research behind A Matter of Land in a guided tour led by Future Observatory’s Programme Producer, Leilah Hirson-Comley.
A Matter of Land explores how we work with, care for and learn from our natural landscapes, inviting us to consider more thoughtful and sustainable ways of making.
Nearly half of all raw materials extracted from the land each year go into making our buildings, clothes and infrastructure, but how can we rethink our relationship with the land and the resources it provides?
This event is wheelchair accessible, with step-free access throughout the museum.
Crossing the Middle Meadow, Herbarium Still, Eliza Collin
Compost Data Centre, Critical Climate Computing, 2026
S.E.E Sussex Chair, The University of Brighton and Making it Out
Facilitator
Leilah Hirson-Comley
Leilah is a Programme Producer at the Design Museum’s Future Observatory, the AHRC-funded national research hub for the green transition. As part of the curatorial team, she works across the programme's displays, public events, publications and annual residency for design researchers. Her interdisciplinary background informs her interest in translating complex research for public audiences and exploring the relationships between culture, community and collective wellbeing.
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Assistant dogs are welcome but must be on a lead
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The display
Supported by the AHRC
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, funds internationally outstanding independent researchers across the whole range of the arts and humanities: history, archaeology, digital content, philosophy, languages and literature, design, heritage, area studies, the creative and performing arts, and more, contributing to the UK's economic success and the culture and welfare of societies across the globe.
What's on
Background image: Sugarcane, Spiber