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Halloween at the museum
Join us for an afternoon of spooky craft activities, enjoy a special menu offer, browse our shop range, and dress up in 1980s-inspired attire for a late opening of Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s.
What to expect
Join us for a Halloween celebration filled with fun and excitement at the museum.
From Monday 20 October to Saturday 1 November:
🧁Yummy treats: Enjoy a Halloween-themed menu offer in the Design Cafe (Ground Level) and Design Kitchen (Level 2).
🎃 Retail range: Discover an eccentric selection of ethically-sourced products available to buy in our Atrium Shop (Ground Level). Members enjoy a 10% discount.
On Friday 31 October only:
🕰️ Late opening: On this day, our temporary exhibitions, Design Cafe, Design Kitchen, and Atrium Shop will be open until 20:00. Last entry is 19:00.
🎨 Create and make: Bring your young designers to take part in spooky craft activities, free entry – no pre-booking needed. Suitable for children aged 5 to 10 years old. From 15:00 to 17:00 (Mezzanine Level).
🪩 Delve into the 80s: Visit our major exhibition Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s, open late on Halloween, and immerse yourself in the nostalgic and vibrant atmosphere of the 1980s. Dress up and share your photos with @designmuseum on socials #BlitzClubExhibition. Open from 10:00 to 20:00 (Gallery located at Level -1). Pre-booking online is recommended.
From Friday 24 October to Friday 31 October:
💀 Explore the area! Follow a mapped Halloween trail in and around High Street Kensington for spook-tacularly themed workshops or in-store events. Check the full programme here.
Eat & drink
Halloween-themed menu offer
20 October – 1 November
Bring your little monsters to enjoy a Halloween-themed menu offer in the Design Cafe (Ground Level), and Design Kitchen (Level 2).
At the Design Cafe, choose from hauntingly delicious cupcakes, pumpkin spice or vegan choc chip cookies, and black sesame basque cheesecakes.
At the Design Kitchen, choose from Pumpkin soup, Crispy cauliflower bites, Mac and scream or Pistachio sundae.
Opening hours:
10:00 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday (last food orders at 16:15)
10:00 – 18:00 Friday to Sunday (last food orders at 17:15)
On 31 October, the Design Cafe will close at 20:00 (last orders at 19:15)
Download the menus below for more information.
Exhibition
Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s
Explore the design stories behind the legendary Blitz club night that transformed 1980s London style, and generated a creative scene that had an enormous impact on popular culture in the decade that followed – from fashion and music, to film, art and design.
Shop
Halloween range
Visit our shops to discover a selection of the best in (quirky!) ethically-sourced designs.
Design Museum Shop
Plan your visit
Visit Information
The craft activities are free, and no pre-booking is required.
If you'd like to visit the exhibition Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s, please book your tickets in advance. Please note that the museum will close at 20:00 on Halloween day, and the gallery will begin closing at 19:45. The recommended visit time for the Blitz exhibition is at least an hour.
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