Welcome to The Stradling Collection
Discover an extraordinary Collection of 20th and 21st-century design and applied art.
Featuring 2,000 pieces of ceramics, glass, furniture, and decorative objects designed for the home. Our gallery showcases dynamic exhibitions, featuring pieces from the Collection and works responding to them through our learning programme. Find out our opening hours and visitor information here.
Explore the full collection with our curator. These small exclusive tours should be booked in advance.
Talks and design-related workshops are held throughout the year — more details here.
As a charitable organisation, we focus on engagement with our communities and this is only possible through the amazing donations of our supporters, friends, foundations and the public. Support Us.
Current exhibition
Finnish Design: Myths and Moomins
Opening 26th September 2026, Finland’s landscape, its forests, lakes, ice and shifting northern light, has long shaped a national imagination in which the natural and the mythic are inseparable. Elemental forces, transformation, resilience and craft run through generations of Finnish storytelling, and those same qualities resurface in the country’s modern design: clarity, restraint, quiet strength, and a profound respect for the natural world.
Education
Bring your students to the Stradling Collection
We welcome visits by groups and individuals to study the collection. We provide workshops and curator-led tours.
In partnership with universities, colleges and secondary schools, we offer hands-on activities for students as well as work experience opportunities.
Latest News
New Publication!
Creative Conversations: Studio Ceramics from The Stradling Collection We have a new publication in our library exploring some of the themes and artists showcased in our new exhibition ‘Creative[...]
