Exhibitions for Hire

Find out more about the diverse range of exhibitions available to tour to UK and international venues. The Design Museum’s touring programme was founded in 2002 to bring design exhibitions to museum visitors around the world – from technology to fashion, the exhibitions cover all design disciplines.

Touring Programme Overview

The Design Museum is currently developing its future touring programme, please contact us to find out about forthcoming exhibitions.

The Offbeat Sari

A major exhibition celebrating the contemporary sari, bringing together the finest creations of our time from designers, wearers and craftspeople in India. Discover how it manifests today as a site for design innovation, an expression of identity, and a crafted object carrying layers of cultural meanings.

REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion

Opening to coincide with London Fashion Week 2023, it will be the first display to focus solely on the radical creativity of young designers in Britain.

Skateboard

The first major UK exhibition to map the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today – a story of design, daring and disobedience.v

WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD: The World of ASMR

Step into an acoustically tuned environment and understand how people are using new and existing tools and materials to navigate our complex world.

Football: Designing the Beautiful Game

Whether you are a fanatical supporter, part-time punter or sporting sceptic, visitors to this exhibition will enjoy discovering the remarkable design stories behind the world's beautiful game.

Material Tales: The Life of Things

An inspiring and educational journey through the surprising life of materials, sharing innovative solutions for a more sustainable future and encouraging greater material literacy for all.

A Century of Chairs

75 chairs from the Design Museum’s collection representing the last 100 years of design.