Design Museum aims for ‘Tate effect’ after move to west London

When the Design Museum opens its new 83m home on 24 November, visitors will gain access to its collection of more than 3,000 objects free of charge for the first time.The museum of industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design has lofty ambitions for its new space in the former Commonwealth Institute, near Kensington High Street. We need to do something like Tate Modern did for contemporary art for design in this country, the museums director, Deyan Sudjic, said at a press conference in