A new exhibition at the Design Museum in London celebrates the evolution and cultural impact of Mattel's barbie doll.

Barbie’s houses, fashions, vehicles and even her face, hair and body can be seen as a pink-tinted reflection of western culture.

A Barbie that has been into space will go on public display for the first time as part of the upcoming London Design Museum exhibition to mark the 65th anniversary of the world-famous doll brand.The doll is a likeness of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and Europe’s first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS),

There will be videos on display of Cristoforetti answering questions from space to encourage young girls to become scientists and astronauts

A Barbie spent half a year orbiting the Earth in space. Now the doll will go on display as London's Design Museum marks 65 years of Barbie A Barbie that has been into space will go on display for the first time as part of an exhibition at London's Design Museum to mark the 65th anniversary of the world-famous doll brand.