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Tours & Trails

See the story of design from a new perspective

Explore the museum at your own pace with a range of self-guided audio tours, guided tours, and printed trails, all completely for free.

Much of our self-guided offering is available for free via the Smartify app, which you can download via the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store on most smartphones and tablets.

Self-guided audio tours available on the Smartify app

Free guided tours daily at 11.00 and 13.30

Printed trails available from our welcome desk

For groups of 10+ people, visit our dedicated Group Bookings page.

Printed Trails

seek + peek!

A free playful trail around our waterfront plaza. Designed by Dundee-based illustrator Cara Rooney, this colourful trail will take you and your family on a waterfront wander of discovery around our plaza, the urban beach and gardens. What will you discover and do today? Pick up a trail from our welcome desk!

Selkie Trail

Join Selkie the Seal on a trail to find out more about our incredible building! Pick up a free, family-friendly self-guided trail from our Welcome Desk then explore the museum. Sketch, wander and find out fun facts about our architecture and design. When you’ve finished, collect an Official Explorer stamp and Selkie’s Seal of Approval!

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