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Ideas for D&T places to visit
These ideas for places to visit may be suitable for schools trips or simply for personal inspiration. Always check the venue's website before travelling. Being included on this page is not a personal recommendation of the quality and appropriateness of the venue or event.
Abakhan (fabric shop with a range of stores nationally who often have free demos - check out the news & events page for details)
Alexander McQueen store, London - the 2nd floor includes an archive of his work
American Museum in Bath
Beacon Museum, Whitehaven
Birmingham Science Museum ThinkTank (science & technology)
Centre for Alternative Technology based in Wales focusing on all things green
Clothes Show Liverpool
Coleman’s Mustard Museum in Norwich
Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park, Warwickshire
David Mellor Design Museum, Cutlery Factory & Country Shop (note this venue is quite small)
Ditching Museum of Art & Craft, East Sussex
Dr Who Experience - great if you are in the Cardiff area and want a bit of space age fantasy for inspiration! It includes costumes, set designs and monsters!
Framework Knitters Museum, Nottingham
Gordon Russell Design Museum, Worcestershire
Hand & Lock embroidery design house, London
Head of Steam Railway Museum, Darlington
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Lancashire (note opening hours are limited)
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
Humber Street Gallery, Hull
Iron bridge Gorge Museum, Telford
Imperial War Museums (London, Manchester, Cambridge)
Leeds Castle (often holds unusual exhibitions related to D&T)
Life Science Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Material Considerations: A Library of Sustainable Building Materials (Glasgow)
London Sewing Machine Museum (open on a limited number of Saturday afternoons in a textiles shop in Wimbledon)
Mackintosh Visitor Centre in Glasgow School of Art
Mackintosh Centre at The Lighthouse
http://www.glasgowmackintosh.com - to see a summary of things to do in Glasgow related to Mackintosh
Made North Gallery, Sheffield
MAD Museum (Mechanical Art & Design Museum)
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
Museum of Brands (London)
Museum of Childhood, London
Museum of Design in Plastics (Arts University Bournemouth)
Museum on the Arts and Crafts Movement in Cheltenham
Museum on lawnmowers in Southport
Museum of Bags & Purses, Amsterdam
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (MOSI)
Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, Nuneaton
National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
National Football Museum, Manchester
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
New Lanark Visitor Centre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Pen Museum, Birmingham
Pencil Museum in Cumbria
San Francisco International Airport Museum
The Hat Works Museum in Stockport for all things hats and millinery
The Institute of Civil Engineers, London
The National Festival of Making, Blackburn, Lancashire
The Whitworth, University of Manchester
York Castle Museum (social history museum that is good for investigating products from the past)
Yorkshire Scultpure Park, Wakefield
Wimbledon Tennis Museum - The museum showcases all things tennis including equipment, clothing, memorabilia, trophies, film footage and interactive displays
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Scotland - Website summarising places to visit in Scotland to do with textiles
V&A (London)
V&A (Dundee
Always check the venue's website before travelling. Being included on this page is not a personal recommendation of the quality and appropriateness of the venue or event.
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