Design 1945 - 1970
This period from the end of the Second World War to the mid 1970s was a period of great political tension and exceptional creativity which touched all aspects of life, from everyday products to the highest arenas of human achievement in science and culture. Art and design were not peripheral symptoms of politics during the Cold War: they played a central role in representing and sometimes challenging the dominant political and social ideas of the age.
Using the timeline
- Click and drag the grey slider below the dates to advance the timeline.
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- Click one of the yellow exhibition section titles below the timeline to filter the visible objects.
- Click the same section title a second time to clear the filter.