Skateboard’s 70-year evolution unveiled at the Design Museum’s new exhibition

There aren’t many exhibitions where you can try out the product, but the Design Museum has built a skateboard ramp inside its new exhibition about the history and culture of skateboarding.
The skateboard itself feels like it’s been around for ages, but it’s only about 70 years old, and as a fusion of leisure and sport, it has also managed to build up a counter-culture all of its own. Skateboarding became the Easy Rider for people who couldn’t afford a motorbike.
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