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Design Museum diving into the history of swimming

London’s Design Museum will celebrate a century of swimming and style with its new ‘Splash!’ exhibition this year, including the iconic red swimsuit worn by actress Pamela Anderson in the US TV series Baywatch. ‘Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style’ will open on March 28 and will explore swimming’s evolution over the past 100 years in its...

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Dandies, Antoinette and Iris van Herpen: 26 Fashion exhibitions of 2025

Those looking to fill their 2025 diaries with cultural outings are in for a treat. A number of intriguing fashion (-related) exhibitions have already been announced both home and away, with several currently already on display in museums. This is FashionUnited’s selection for the coming year. Opening in 2025 Du Coeur À La Main: Dolce & Gabbana –...

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Tim Burton exhibition opens at the Design Museum

The latest iteration of Tim Burton’s retrospective exhibition has opened in London at the Design Museum, showcasing more than 600 items from the director’s body of work, including Batman Returns, Wednesday and Edward Scissorhands. ‘The World of Tim Burton’ runs until April 21, 2025, and has smashed the Design Museum’s advanced ticket sales, with...

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The Design Museum unveils new exhibition celebrating sustainable fashion's future

Coinciding with the ongoing London Fashion Week and London Design Festival, the city’s Design Museum has unveiled a new exhibition that sets out to celebrate and champion a more sustainable future for fashion. ‘Tomorrow’s Wardrobe’, which is free and open to the public, encourages visitors to explore and learn about the potential of a more...

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The Design Museum to explore the world of Tim Burton

London’s Design Museum has announced it will share more than 600 items, including the Rave’N dance dress worn by actor Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, as it delves into the world of director Tim Burton. ‘The World of Tim Burton’ will run from October 25 to April 21, 2025, and will feature over 600 items from Burton’s remarkable 50-year career,...

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Design Museum opens major Barbie exhibition

London’s Design Museum is banking on another summer of Barbie-mania with an exhibition dedicated to Mattel’s favourite doll, charting Barbie’s legacy and design evolution through fashion, architecture, furniture, and even body image. ‘Barbie: The Exhibition,’ runs until February 23, 2025, and marks the 65th anniversary of the Barbie brand,...

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Design Museum launches display dedicated to environmental design research

London’s Design Museum has opened up a new design space showcasing design research projects that respond to environmental crises. The display features work from six exhibitors, curated by ‘Future Observatory,’ the Design Museum’s national research programme for the green transition coordinated in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research...

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Design Museum to explore 65 years of Barbie

The Design Museum in London is teaming up with global toy company Mattel to launch an all-new exhibition exploring 65 years of its iconic fashion doll Barbie. The exhibition will open next year, from July 5, 2024, to February 23, 2025, as part of Barbie’s 65th anniversary. The Barbie exhibit will map the Barbie legacy that started in 1959 when...

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Design Museum discovers AR and lets visitors try on the looks they see

On Saturday, 16th September 2023, the exhibition “Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion” opened at the Design Museum in London. Apart from celebrating the 30th anniversary of NewGen, the British Fashion Council’s fashion talent incubator, which has supported more than 300 designers during those years, it is unlike many other fashion exhibitions. The...

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Design Museum spotlights British talent with NewGen exhibition

NewGen, the fashion talent incubator from the British Fashion Council, which has supported more than 300 designers, is being celebrated in a new exhibition at the Design Museum in London as part of the initiative’s 30th anniversary. ‘Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion,’ which opens on September 16, is unlike many other fashion exhibitions, as...

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Design Museum to celebrate more than 300 young designers

The Design Museum in London has revealed it will showcase “trailblazing fashion designs” celebrating more than 300 young designers from the British Fashion Council’s NewGen programme in its new fashion exhibition opening in September. ‘Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion,’ will run from September 16 to February 11, 2024, and will showcase London’s...

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Design Museum celebrates the sari with a new fashion exhibition

The first large-scale exhibition in the UK examining the contemporary Indian sari has opened at the Design Museum in London. ‘The Offbeat Sari,' runs until September 17, and brings together more than 60 examples of modern saris on loan from designers and studios across India, including the first-ever sari worn at the Met Gala in 2022 and saris...