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Design Museum

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Design Museum
28 Shad Thames
London
SE1 2YD
England

Collection details
Science and Technology
Photography
Design
Decorative and Applied Art
Architecture

Facilities

Food: yes
Shop: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes

Contact details
General Enquiries (Tel) : 020 7403 6933
Recorded Information (Tel) : 020 7940 8790
General information (Fax) : 0870 909 1909
Information : info@designmuseum.org
Ticket bookings : tickets@designmuseum.org
Website : www.designmuseum.org

Open
Daily 10.00-17.45.
Last admission 17.15.

Closed
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Admission charges
Adults £8.50
Concessions £6.50
Students £5.00
FREE - for under 12s & Members


Description
The Design Museum is one of the world’s leading museums of modern and contemporary design. Since its foundation in 1989, the museum has become the cultural champion of UK design and won international acclaim for exhibitions of modern design history and contemporary design innovation. This stylish museum has a regularly changing exhibition programme covering a wide range of themes from product and graphic design, fashion, furniture, architecture and engineering. In addition to fascinating exhibitions the museum also has a riverside café serving sandwiches, salads and cakes by Konditor and Cook and offers spectacular views of the Thames and Tower Bridge. The Design Museum Shop stocks a comprehensive range of design-led products and books from design classics to the latest innovations.


Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending August 10 2008
Architecture Week 2007 Launches With Events Across The UK
From C5 To Concorde - Modern Britain At The Design Museum
MGM 2005: Design Museum Shows Off Top European Design
Design Museum Shows How Pioneers Designed Modern Life
The Shoe's The Star - Manolo Blahnik At The Design Museum
Unseen Vogue At The Design Museum

Events
Penguin Covers Then and Now  Lecture
Hussein Chalayan  Exhibition (temporary)
Design Overtime: The Joy of Clay  Late opening; Workshop or activity session
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009  Exhibition (temporary)

Available resources
Colleges - Design Stories
Primary Design Workshops  ; Handling collection or artefacts; Worksheets or templates; Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Secondary/ FE Workshops - Product Evaluation  ; Handling collection or artefacts; Workshop or activity session (Resource)

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups Collections
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance) Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Loan service
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available Facilities
Auditorium
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Mail order service available
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Refreshments
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