Dolled up: Design Museum to host Barbie exhibition next year

The London museum has been granted special access to the world-famous toy's archives in California and will explore her history through a design lens'

If this summer's blockbuster movie has left you longing for more Barbie in your life, help is at hand. An exhibition on the history of the world-famous long-legged doll is to open at the Design Museum in London next year.

The museum says it has been granted special access to the Barbie archives in California, and dozens of rare and unique items will be displayed to tell the story of the brand over the course of 65 years.