Es Devlin: Other Worlds Opens at Design Museum London, October 2026
The Design Museum in London is hosting a significant exhibition titled Es Devlin: Other Worlds, which will be open from 2 October 2026 to 4 April 2027. This showcase includes 5,000 items from Devlin's collection, featuring early sketches and a new kinetic sculpture named An Infinite Library, which comprises over 2,000 books. Devlin, recipient of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design in 1996, has developed 37 art installations over the last ten years, including the Come Home Again installation (2022) and stage designs for The Crucible (2023). During the exhibition's launch, she engaged in a conversation about genre distinctions with Tim Marlow and Johanna Agerman Ross. Ticket prices range from £8.55 for children to £17.09 for adults.
Key facts
- Es Devlin: Other Worlds runs at the Design Museum in London from 2 October 2026 to 4 April 2027.
- The exhibition features 5,000 objects from Devlin's archive, including school and university sketchbooks.
- An Infinite Library, a new kinetic sculpture with over 2,000 books, is the final installation.
- Devlin won the 1996 Linbury Prize for Stage Design for Edward II at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton.
- She has made 37 art installations in the last ten years, more than her theatre, dance, or pop projects.
- Her work includes Come Home Again outside Tate Modern in 2022 and set design for The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre in 2023.
- She is currently working on Olivia Rodrigo's upcoming tour and contributed to the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony.
- At the opening, she spoke with Design Museum Director Tim Marlow and Curator Johanna Agerman Ross.
Entities
Artists
- Es Devlin
- Tim Marlow
- Johanna Agerman Ross
- Lady Gaga
- Olivia Rodrigo
- John Proctor
Institutions
- Design Museum
- Tate Modern
- Gielgud Theatre
- Octagon Theatre
- National Theatre
- Lyttelton Theatre
- Brit Awards
- London Olympics
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Bolton
- Bregenz
- Austria