Learning Event for all ages

Playday: Miffy’s Birthday

Miffy is celebrating her birthday at the Design Museum! Join us for a festival of play, creativity and design for all ages and abilities.

What to expect

It’s Miffy’s birthday, and to celebrate her 70th anniversary year we’re putting on a day of creative activities for children. Taking inspiration from 'Miffy and the Artists', playful activities will introduce Miffy’s world as well as some of the artists and designers who inspired her creator, Dick Bruna, considered one of the most important Dutch designers.

Play is a way to engage with and understand the world around us. Playful drop-in activities will turn the museum into an immersive, creative space for experimentation, designing, building and hands-on creative play for all ages and abilities.

Share your favourite moments at the museum with @designmuseum using the hashtags #Playday #DesignMuseum

Playday 2024. Photos by Richard Heald

Book Online

Booking information

Adult: £5

Child/Young person: £5

Student/Concession: £5

Members: £5

Carer: Free (proceed to checkout to add a carer ticket to your booking)

• Pre-booking is required as spaces are limited

• Suitable Age 4+. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible, ticket-holding adult

• Please ensure you only book if you plan to attend, and please cancel your booking in advance if your availability changes

Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Visit our Terms & Conditions page for further information.

In collaboration with Thames & Hudson

Thames & Hudson is one of the world’s leading publishers of illustrated books, with over 2,000 titles in print. Founded in 1949 by Walter and Eva Neurath with the mission to create a ‘museum without walls’ and make the world of art and the research of top scholars accessible to a large reading public.

What's On

Discover our Design Camps

Learn more about our programme of activities designed for young people to get creative.

Background and carousel images: Miffy © Dick Bruna