Exhibition design is an act of process that arises from the combination of a presentation task with visual creativity. The concept of exhibition design, which emerged when early human beings combined the unity arising from their communication with their environment with their natural instinct to exhibit, has now turned into an act of consciously constructing with different design approaches. As a human process, exhibition design is influenced by the determinants that guide the design decision. Space, visitors, artists and exhibition organizers, as well as time management and material resources, are the determining elements of exhibition design. Creative design involving human beings requires design thinking as a solution-oriented, empathetic and iterative process. With its process consisting of empathizing, defining, idea generation, prototyping and testing stages, design thinking is a thinking-oriented method that provides an opportunity for critical thinking in exhibition design, understands the expectations of the target audience, generates ideas for learning and problem solving, and defines problems. The process of design thinking within exhibition design is a cognitive, strategic and practical way of making sense of the whole experience. In this article based on descriptive literature review; what exhibition design is, its development processes, determining elements and types of exhibitions are mentioned, investigated together with design thinking processes and finally, design thinking processes in exhibition design are examined with selected examples. This article aims to contribute to the literature by discussing the effects of design thinking as an iterative process in exhibition design. The findings show that although the design thinking process cannot be applied to all types of exhibitions at the same level and with the same ease, it is a utilitarian method that facilitates exhibition design and encourages critical thinking.