The Design Museum

The Design Museum is a museum Kensington and Chelsea London located in United Kingdom.

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    +44 20 3862 5900

  • Website

    designmuseum.org

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  • Type

    Museum

Address

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

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Free

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Siro Descrovi

Differently from the old venue, here you can get in for free and have a look around (with a free exhibition ). Cafeteria is always good. You don't have the view of the old one but it's very pleasant

Jo Harris

The building is stunning, with lots of open space for admiring it. More free exhibits than previously which is great for intro to design. Downstairs café seems like an afterthought, cramped and dark.

David Wormley

The main exhibition is on the top floor, with the paid exhibitions on the ground floor and the basement . Very cool building, but surprisingly little of the floorspace is accessible to the public

Karolis

A very nice upgrade for Design Museum , a beautiful and spacious space with neatly organised exhibitions . Recommended for design geeks and curious people alike.

Jos Jones

Such a great museum . Entry is free and it’s appropriate for adults and children. They’ll often put on exhibitions that should be booked in advance. The shops are so tempting and amazing for gifts .

Franck

More than £80m was spent into the new venue for the museum . The entrance is now free and you'll find everything from the a AK47 to an original Sony Walkman.

Cristiana Rodrigues

Super recommended for anyone who has an interest on how designers, makers and users affect the world we live in. Really well put together. Not as affordable as other museums in London but worth it.

Jetset Bart

What to do in London when it's raining? Let's have a wander around The Design Museum - it seems everyone else had the same idea. Lots to see but so busy it's rather unpleasant. ????

Nuff

Beautiful space with thoughtful, well-curated exhibitions . If the Ferrari exhibition is still on, see it!

Sopitas

Good museum with amazing exhibitions ! Also, they have a nice cafeteria

B

Love the winding route leading up to the top floor where permanent exhibitions are

kiptrip

Really small public exhibit area-worth having a look if you're into design but you can cover it in 45 mins, so don't go out of your way for a visit.

Rachel Roth

Every single interactive element was broken when we went. The fashion exhibit was smaller than expected and many dresses weren’t visible from the back. Buying tix in-person is inexplicably slow

Diego Jiménez

Amazing building, but superficial and very poorly organized expositions . So much wasted potential :(‬

Chris R (thechristophe)

Good for passing time, with the occasional good exhibition . But it seems to be more about the building than the contents.

Janice Chow

Very relevant permanent display on “designer maker user”, with day to day appliances and gadgets.

Alex VooDstok

Beautiful place, but very small exhibition

Stephany Lara

This museum is awesome so much to learn about our actual living style!

Jane Brabcová

Beautiful architecture and very interesting exhibitions !

Isa Sierra

Bit of a disappointing experience. Whereas the building itself is impressive, the permanent exhibition display is a mess.

Little Scrapes

New premises, but only the top floor is free. Long queues over the Christmas holidays ????

Andrew F Esq.

A sparse museum . Mostly pay to see. But a good way to kill an hour.

Florian Wallner

The building is awesome and the permanent exhibition is interesting although a little crammed.

Philip Sawdon

I loved the classic designs and my good friend pointed out I was wearing a few!

Martin Heidegger

Super cool place. Tons of interesting stuff to see. A mind opener :)

Yves Derycke

Very inspiring museum . Never thought about design in this way. A must visit.

Werner Hofma

Very interactive. Not only watch designs, also about creating and production of objects.

Alberto Menegazzi

Nice museum , but not up to the London standardsBut I've seen better around the world (on Design)

Manic Myna

don't bother the free portion of it is miniscule and the other two floors are paid exhibitions

Gustavo Sánchez

The Ferrari exhibit was great. Totally worth the visit

Giorgi Merebashvili

Very calming and cosy museum

Andrew Nightingale

Kubrick exhibition is excellent

Abu Aya KD

Beautiful museum that reflects design

Guy Corbet

Lovely way to pass some time. Curious and well presented.

Marie S.

Very crowded , filled with kids shouting and grabbing everything. Feels like the tube at rush hour.

Cyndie Da Rocha

Go to the Exhibition dedicated to Kubrick.

Ton Oliveira

Beautiful architecture !

Pete Harmer

Some good exhibitions of modern design , not a big museum .

Dian Rico

Very beautiful museum

Rafael Cuestas Rolz

Should we really consider moving to Mars??

jason p

Electronic music exhibition was alright; quite surface level in its application. Nice building though

Andrei Ianovskii

Great exhibitions

Carl W. Jones

More space than the old museum on the Thames.

.

A place where you can think outside the box!

Emerson Povey

Look up and take in the architecture .

Thiago Da Mata

Amazing exbitions and structure

Stephen Trimingham

Visiting the amazing Kubrick exhibition .

Dòra Pásztory

children activity on the 2nd floor!

Muneera Albarrak

Designing with living system ????

Yvonne Muwalo

My new favourite place

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9.0
Gift Store
The Design Museum Shop

Una maravilla de tienda. Me compre muchas cosas interesantes . - Jorge Salazar Bacovich

8.9
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A little pricey but totally worth it for transport nerds. Easily a few hours entertainment wandering round the generally quiet exhibitions. Lots of original vehicles and some brilliant models. - Matt Taylor

8.5
Museum
Young V&A

Free admission, high variety activities for under-5. Just book online in advance. Especially interesting playing areas at 2. floor such sandpit are perfect for younger kids - Nuray Çanga

8.2
Museum
Isokon Gallery

Modern architecture and perfect refurbishment - susan pm10

9.5
Park
Holland Park

Fab park in London with some fantastic jogging routes. Love the Kyoto gardens in the middle of the park - Sam Perry

9.3
Grocery Store
Whole Foods Market

Organic food at its best. Huge variety, great quality. Fantastic sushi! - Katerina Pap

9.3
Garden
Kyoto Garden

Amazingly peaceful garden but unfortunately only during the weekdays. Has become very popular lately for weekend strolling (families & tourists). - Christina Nikita