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The Design Museum

224-238 Kensington High St, London W8 6AG, United Kingdom

The Design Museum
Museum
4.4
9 reviews
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FQXX+XW London, United Kingdom
+44 20 3862 5900
designmuseum.org
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Monday: 10–18
Tuesday: 10–18
Wedneasday: 10–18
Thursday: 10–18
Friday: 10–21
Saturday: 10–21
Sunday: 10–18
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Poom S
Poom S158 days ago
Small but interesting to walk around. A lot of cool displays. Although most activity tablets were not working, I still would recommend to spend an hour at the museum.

The cafe was lovely with nice blueberry muffins and decent selection of tea.
Ben Smith
Ben Smith219 days ago
First visit today and would highly recommend. The design museum is a wonderful building / space that is full of lots of interesting displays. Having said that it's fairly small as far as museums go so unless you've booked an exhibition you could easily get through it in an hour. We went to the ASMR exhibit which was really fun and interesting. The biggest surprise of the day was the gift shop, which was actually stuffed with items you might actually want to buy rather than the usual tacky plastic tat you find in other museums.
Emine Bir
Emine Bir249 days ago
The building it self is very beautiful and it is a nice place to kill a couple of hours with a nice gift shop and cafeteria. The free exhibition is on basic concepts of design and could be very informative for children and teenagers as an adult with art degree there was nothing new for me. I would recommend it to families.
Yara Caspell
Yara Caspell280 days ago
One of my favourite museums in London. Always a lot of great exhibitions going on that are also child friendly and child interactive. Their latest exhibition on the design of football is a must go for any football lover! The staff were very nice and supportive when buying tickets. Highly recommend visiting
Mark McNees
Mark McNees280 days ago
Such a great immersion into the world of design. They've done an amazing job walking with 3 design thinking process. So many cool exhibits really love the sustainable fashion exhibit And the technology innovation exhibit. I brought my innovation by design class here and they are just loving it it's bringing to life everything we've been talking about in class.
Robert Barnes
Robert Barnes341 days ago
This is an excellent museum that covers how the things we use were designed, and the evolution in the design of items from early versions to the present day. It was great to see some of the old tech from our past! The building itself is a work of art once you are inside. It took us around 1.5-2 hours to make our way around. It's mostly on one floor and not that large but there is a lot to see. The exhibits have a fair amount of text associated with them. So I would not say this is the best place for very young children. There are other exhibits on which may have a cost. When we went, there was a free exhibit on the technology that could help us as we get older which was thought provoking. There are lockers, water fountains, toilets, coffee shop, and the most expensive gift shop I have seen for some time. Very different things in it from the norm, but even still it felt expensive. I recommend a visit to the next door holland park which was very enjoyable. The museum is definitely worth a visit.
Manjith fernandez
Manjith fernandez1 year ago
Design museum London is awesome if you a design enthusiast. Else Do not go there. You will be bored and won't find anything interesting. If you're passionate about design and want to see aome cool history and designs, then, you can visit this place. There is a paid exhibition as well which I did not opt to see. However all other places are free. You will need at least 2hours to see this place to see and experience this place. It has lots of items and things to show about the evolution of design. Also a clean and clever design space. You could see that in the bathroom also. The hand dryer and soap disburse is tucked nicely inside the mirror space. So if you're using the washroom. Don't search anywhere else. It's right on the mirror 😁. Also an Indian Cafe is there with some ice tea options.
Amy Mason
Amy Mason2 years ago
Fascinating. Went for help with my Product Design A level. Found loads of stuff for my A level Product Design which is great. Building is gorgeous. The architecture is stunning. Staff were lovely. Had a great time. Not the biggest museum in London but definite significant enough. Would suggest looking at the paid exhibits if you are interested in them. They are put together really well!! Would go back…
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