"World’s Best Communication Design 2023 and Highlights from NRW"
Special exhibition
12 April 2024
– 26 May 2024
From 12 April to 26 May 2024, the exhibition "World's Best Communication Design 2023 and Highlights from NRW" will showcase works in the field of communication design from more than 20 countries. From books, commercials and posters to apps and websites, visitors to the exhibition will experience the various facets of outstanding communication design. All of the works presented in the exhibition were honoured with the Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2023.
Surprising encounters: decentralised exhibition throughout the museum
A special feature of the exhibition is that it is not located at a central point in the museum. Instead, visitors encounter the communication design works at various points on their tour of the museum. One focus of the exhibition presentation can be found on level 1, another on level 4.
Award-winning design made in NRW
With important agency locations such as Cologne and Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia was able to maintain its position as a starting point for top creative achievements in the 2023 competition year: The winners from NRW include large companies such as Aldi, bofrost, Covestro, Deutsche Telekom, Gira, Grohe, hansgrohe, Henkel, Miele, Parador, Penny, RTL, Vorwerk and Zurich Insurance as well as small and large agencies such as beierdesign from Bielefeld, Markwald & Neusitzer from Düsseldorf, heureka from Essen, Elastique from Cologne, HELLA from Lippstadt, cyclos design from Münster, Neue Welt from Wuppertal, thjnk Düsseldorf or Interbrand and Meiré & Meiré from Cologne. A total of around 50 works from NRW can be seen in the exhibition.
Admission: 9 € (reduced: 4 €)
Children under 12: Free admission
Fridays: Pay what you want
Special exhibition
Milestones in Contemporary Design 2023–2024
The exhibition on the first floor presents the best products of 2023 - the current milestones in international product design.
Special exhibition
Design on Stage 2023–2024
Award-winning products from all over the world are guests at the Red Dot Design Museum until the end of May 2024.
Special exhibition
Colours of Our Time – Identity and Difference in Design
The special exhibition on the theme of "Colour in Design" can be seen from 22 February to 2 June 2024.
Special exhibition
"World’s Best Communication Design 2023 and Highlights from NRW"
The Red Dot Design Museum in Essen is showing award-winning communication design from around the world in the exhibition "World’s Best Communication Design 2023 and Highlights from NRW".
Public tour
Public guided tours: "Colours of Our Time"
The Red Dot Design Museum offers a half-hour public tour at 2 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday. Participation is free of charge (however, the normal museum admission fee must be paid).
Please note: The tour will be conducted in German!
Permanent exhibition
International Museum Day at the Red Dot Design Museum
International Museum Day: The Red Dot Design Museum is offering free public guided tours (in German) every half hour between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-want.
Public tour
Public guided tours: "Colours of Our Time"
The Red Dot Design Museum offers a half-hour public tour at 2 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday. Participation is free of charge (however, the normal museum admission fee must be paid).
Please note: The tour will be conducted in German!
Public tour
Family Day at Zollverein: Free public guided tours at the Red Dot Design Museum
Family Day at Zollverein: The Red Dot Design Museum is offering public tours every half hour between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission to the museum is on a "Pay What You Want" basis. Participation in the tours is free of charge.
Please note: The tours will be conducted in German
Permanent exhibition
Museum closed
The Red Dot Design Museum will be closed as of 10 until 24 June 2024 for the public. During this period, we are preparing two new special exhibitions for our visitors: "Milestones in Contemporary Design 2024" and "Design on Stage 2024". Starting Tuesday, 25 June 2024, the exhibitions will be open for the public.
Special exhibition
Milestones in Contemporary Design 2024–2025
The exhibition on the first floor presents the best products of 2024 – the current milestones in international product design.
Special exhibition
Design on Stage 2024–2025
Award-winning products from all over the world are guests at the Red Dot Design Museum until the end of May 2025.