Design Museum

A museum about everything you touch without noticing. The Design Museum maps the quiet decisions behind products, graphics, fashion and buildings, inside a reborn 1960s landmark whose hyperbolic paraboloid roof hovers like folded paper over a light-filled atrium. The free "Designer Maker User" display anchors the visit with road signs, typefaces and classic tech; materials cases trace how plastics, alloys and composites rewired possibility. Temporary blockbusters add spectacle-film costumes, fashion ateliers, concept sketches-while remaining generous with process and prototypes. It's lucid, hands-on and paced for curiosity. Start by looking up at the roof geometry, then loop the permanent gallery before a headline show. Pre-book timed slots for exhibitions; allow 60-90 minutes plus extra for the shop and café.