Press

Find here all the files and press releases concerning the National Design Gallery and its programming.


press kits

Opening of the National Design Gallery

Unique in France, the National Design Gallery opens its doors in Saint-Étienne on June 10, 2026 and durably inscribes design in the French cultural landscape.

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Exposure Design in hand. From language to object

The National Design Gallery opens its doors in Saint-Étienne on June 10, 2026 with an original and ambitious inaugural exhibition. Designed by design historian Laurence Mauderli, Design in hand. From language to object is a mirror game where words illuminate forms, where gestures reveal uses, and where the hand – both word, tool, symbol and memory – becomes the key to a story that connects individuals, objects and the world.

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Press releases

curtain raiser this weekend at the National Design Gallery

As he approaches his Official inauguration on June 10 Next in Saint-Étienne, the National Design Gallery invites residents to an exceptional event March 28 and 29, 2026 : ‘ Before the dust falls ». 

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