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The world's best design & decorative museums

Design and decorative arts museums celebrate the art of making — furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork, fashion and industrial design. They reveal how everyday objects can be works of art and how design shapes the way we live.

6 museums across 4 countries and 6 cities, ranked by our editorial composite of TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice, AECOM/TEA attendance data and coverage in Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out, National Geographic and The Times.

Victoria and Albert Museum — Design & Decorative in London, United Kingdom
#41
🪑 Design & Decorative
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
The world's leading museum of art, design and performance
⭐ 4.7(35,000 reviews)🏆 Free entry
Petersen Automotive Museum — Design & Decorative in Los Angeles, United States
#107
🪑 Design & Decorative
Petersen Automotive Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Hollywood and Detroit on Wilshire
⭐ 4.7(5,500 reviews)🏆 Architectural icon
Glasgow School of Art / Mackintosh — Design & Decorative in Glasgow, United Kingdom
#166
🪑 Design & Decorative
Glasgow School of Art / Mackintosh
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece, being rebuilt
⭐ 4.6(3,500 reviews)🏆 Architectural icon
Glass Museum / Museum of Glass — Design & Decorative in Tacoma, United States
#178
🪑 Design & Decorative
Glass Museum / Museum of Glass
Tacoma, United States
Watch hot glass being blown
⭐ 4.6(3,500 reviews)🏆 Architectural icon
Yves Saint Laurent Museum — Design & Decorative in Marrakech, Morocco
#219
🪑 Design & Decorative
Yves Saint Laurent Museum
Marrakech, Morocco
Beside the Jardin Majorelle
⭐ 4.7(9,500 reviews)🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice
Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung — Design & Decorative in Berlin, Germany
#220
🪑 Design & Decorative
Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung
Berlin, Germany
Walter Gropius's last design
⭐ 4.4(2,200 reviews)🏆 Reopening soon

About design & decorative museums

These museums trace the evolution of taste, craft and manufacturing from medieval guilds to 21st-century industrial design studios. Their collections illuminate the intersection of art, commerce and technology. The best design museums also host temporary exhibitions on contemporary design, architecture, digital culture and fashion, keeping their programming relevant to modern audiences. Our ranking considers the quality and range of their permanent collections, the ambition of their temporary exhibitions and their influence on design discourse.

The top-ranked design & decorative museum on our list is Victoria and Albert Museum in London, United Kingdom. Explore all 6 museums in this category above, or browse our full Top 50 ranking for a cross-category overview.