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Located in London, the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form. Plan your visit, become a member, donate or visit the online shop. Opens 5 July Tickets on Sale.
The publication charts the history of the Design Museum from the 1980s to the present day – from twenty-five years of groundbreaking exhibitions at its former home in Shad Thames to the future in its spectacular new home in a landmark 1960s architectural icon in Kensington. Buy the book.
About the Design Museum. Building the world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from architecture and fashion to graphics, product and industrial design.
A design museum is a museum with a focus on product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. Many design museums were founded as museums for applied arts or decorative arts and started only in the late 20th century to collect design .
Jan 3, 2021 · Building a legacy: world’s first factory rises again as a museum of making | Museums | The Guardian. Workers pictured in 1908 at the silk mill on the site of Derby’s Museum of Making ...
May 21, 2021 · A major new museum has opened in a UNESCO World Heritage site that housed what is believed to be the world's first successful modern factory. Derby's Museum of Making features more than 30,000 ...
From Shad Thames to Kensington. Following a long search for larger premises to expand its activities, in 2008 the Design Museum selected the former 1960s building in Kensington High Street, West London, as its new home. The unique landmark from the 1960s, a Grade II* listed building had stood vacant for over a decade, was transformed by a ...
