Event period : From 04.12.2026

Design for All

The first collection presentation on inclusive design

About the exhibition

Die Neue Sammlung is putting on a new exhibition.
The exhibition is called:
Design for All.
The exhibition is a permanent exhibition.
This means:
The exhibition will remain in the museum for a long time.
It opens on 3 December 2026.

Many designers want to make things for everyone.
This has been the case for a long time.
This is called: Inclusive Design.
Inclusive Design is a technical term.
It means:
All people should be able to use things.
The things should be good for all people.
The things should be beautiful for all people.
But there are no permanent exhibitions on this topic in museums.
There are only special exhibitions on the subject.

Many people and companies think:
Inclusive design is only important for a few people.
But that’s not true.
When many people work on something,
great new things come out of it.
When people have different needs,
they become creative.
They design new things for many people.

The objects in the exhibition show, for example:
How do other people live?
What do other people need?
The exhibition shows:
Inclusive design can help everyone.
And inclusive design can be beautiful for everyone.
The exhibition aims to show:
Inclusive design is an important part of art and culture.

Plan a visit

Where?

Open:

  • Daily 10:00 – 18:00

  • Monday closed

  • Thursday 10:00 – 20:00

Close-up of crutch handles. The crutches are black and have ergonomically curved shapes. The frame is mesh-like. The bars are continuous tubes. One crutch is seen from the front, the other from the side.
Karen Ostertag, Gehhilfe Ganymed, 1997.
© Karen Ostertag
Paralympic Games poster. An abstract figure of a wheelchair user leaning forward is depicted in black, red, pink, and yellow. He is holding a round disc in his right hand.
Elise Thomason, Poster 2006 Winter Paralympic Games in Turin/Torino – Wheelchair Curling, 2006.
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung (K. Mewes)
Photograph of a radio. The casing is green; on the right is a round circle with a speaker, and on top is a flap in a beige shade.
Radio Simple Music Player for Dementia, 2014.
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung (K. Mewes)
Photo of a braille typewriter. Seven white keys in the center extend from a blue body. A black roller with metal rods runs through the body to the other side.
VEB Schreibmaschinenwerk Dresden, braille typewriter Erika Picht, 1958-1963.
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung

FAQs

  • Kuratiert von:

    Caroline Fuchs & Frauke Maria Petry

  • Kooperationsparter:

    PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V.