Design Museum

Why go

The move gave the museum three times more space than in its previous location at Shad Thames, with the new Swarovski Foundation Centre for Learning, 202-seat Bakala Auditorium and a dedicated gallery to display its permanent collection, accessible free of charge.

What to look for

• Deyan Sudjic succeeded Alice Rawsthorn as Director of the Design Museum in 2006.
• On the ground floor, the largest gallery in the new Design Museum showcases a programme of temporary exhibitions.
• The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design.

The full story

The museum operates as a registered charity, and all funds generated by ticket sales aid the museum in curating new exhibitions. Entrance is expected to be free to the museum’s permanent collection display, "Designer Maker User". West London site In June 2011 Sir Terence Conran donated £17.5 million to enable the Museum to move in 2016 from the warehouse to a larger site which formerly housed the Commonwealth Institute in west London. The Design Museum opened in its High Street Kensington location on 24 November 2016. The move brought the museum into Kensington’s cultural quarter, joining the Royal College of Art, V&A, Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Serpentine Gallery. Galleries A top-floor space under the spectacular museum roof, this gallery houses a permanent display, Designer Maker User, with key objects from the museum’s collection.

Your next visit

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