Design Museum

One of London’s most sought-after venues, the Design Museum is located in an elegant modernist building on the River Thames by Tower Bridge with spectacular views of the City and Canary Wharf. The Design Museum is a world famous London museum which is devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design. It is located at shad Thames in London. It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture. It demonstrates both the richness of the creativity to be found in all forms of design, and its importance.  It provides a means for understanding the contemporary world, and, potentially, for making it a better place. It is one of the most visited London tourist destination in Europe. The Design Museum’s mission is to celebrate, entertain, and inform. Since then it has emerged as an institution with international status and significance, playing a vital role in making design and architecture a part of the cultural agenda.

London day tour will help you to visit the Design Museum that has created a substantial new audience for the subject, with a program of popular exhibitions on design disciplines ranging from car design to fashion, and architecture to graphics. The Design Museum attracts more than 200,000 people a year through its doors, has a vibrant schools program, a strong critical reputation and academic excellence, demonstrated by its master’s degree in curetting design run in conjunction with Kingston University. The museum remains an independent registered charity, run as a charity governed by a board of trustees.

The Design Museum is one of the most famous London attractions. The Design Museum organizes various exhibitions, talks and events - where you can hear the most inspiring figures in design, architecture and fashion speaking about their work in the Design Museum’s talks program, podcasts. You can see the design library where know more about the designers, architects and technologies featured at the Design Museum. Then you have the Design Museum Collection that tells the history of design in mass production and includes furniture, lighting, domestic appliances and communications technology. The Collection is an important record of the key designs which have shaped the modern world. The collection is a key part of the museum's future plans for expansion, and is currently undergoing a comprehensive review, which includes improvements in cataloguing, a new Collection database and exciting plans to bring the Collection back on display. The Design Museum has become one of the most famous London tourist destinations.

There are many other things to do in London like visiting the Design Museum’s wide-ranging program for Schools and Colleges brings the creative world of contemporary design into the lives of students and teachers alike. Complementing and extending Design and Technology, Art and Design, and Enterprise education, our activities offer students fresh insights into all aspects of design practice today. The museum also conducts workshops for kids. It’s a fun and engaging half hour guided tour through the museum for 5 - 11 year olds. The tour starts with a general introduction to the Design Museum and then continues with highlights. 

Come and visit the Design Museum and get amazed by its collections. Come and visit the Design Museum by the London guided tour.

Visitor information:

The opening hours are daily from 10am - 5.45pm. Last admission at 5.15pm.

The Design Museum is open on all bank and national holidays, except 25th and 26th December.

Design Museum Shop: Daily 10am – 5.45pm.

Admission - includes entry to all current exhibitions:

Entry to the Shop and Café is Free.

Discounts are available for pre-booked groups of 10 or more.