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Design Museum (Photo: Luke-Hayes)

Join a Sunday drawing tour of the Design Museum

Join a one-hour gallery-based drawing session combining exhibition tour and workshop at the Design Museum in London on 18th August 2013…

Design Museum, London - Late Night Opening

Late night opening at the Design Museum

The Design Museum’s annual summer late on 26th July will feature a series of talks, music performances and workshops…

Design Museum - Pop-up Garden - Contrary Life

Pop-up garden on the River Thames

The Design Museum in London has created a pop-up garden on the River Thames to celebrate the arrival of summer…

Design Museum (Photo: Luke-Hayes)

Alternative Easter Egg Hunt at the Design Museum

For the Design Museum’s Alternative Easter Egg hunt you will need to crack the riddles and the clues, as a printed trail will take you on a journey through the museum’s current exhibitions…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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