2012

MoDiP would like to wish all the AUB students graduating today a fabulous day. Congratulations and best wishes for the future. Susan, Pam and Louise.

MoDiP has the kind of collection that you may think you are very familiar with. We have objects which we all use every day, and some pieces which are more unusual. By looking at this distorted image are you able to guess what the object is? What do you think it could be used for? Post your answer in...

The pupils from Malmesbury Primary school also had the chance to view two exhibitions whilst they were visiting. First of all they looked around our Work, Rest & Play exhibition. They enjoyed looking at the toys and sports equipment in the play section, the portable record player in the rest section...

In the middle of May we had a visit from 90 children from Malmesbury Park Primary School. They came to study the masks which we have in the collection. Many of these masks were made in 1999 by costume students for the film Entrapment . The children were making sketches in preparation for a day back...

In the 1950s the royal family were extremely popular and the country came together after the hardship of war to celebrate in style. Street parties were the order of the day and the decorations had a real patriotic feel to them. Easy clean, disposable tablecloths needed to be reflect the overall...

As I said in the last post there are some fantastic excuses to celebrate this year. The Jubilee is taking the country by storm, products with a Jubilee theme are becoming very popular. The Jubilee celebrates 60 years of the Queen succeeding the throne in 1952 following the death of her father, King...

There are so many events happening in the UK this year. We are pleased with how our Olympics themed exhibition has turned out and how it is being received by visitors. Another event which you can't miss this year is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. We have been looking through our collection to see what...

MoDiP has a taster case filled with memorabilia for the London 2012 Olympic games some of which includes depictions of the mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville. Louise Dennis (Assistant Curator)

Untitled (2012) mixed media A personal archive of objects and photographs relating to my Jewish and German heritage were my starting point. Charged with memories, and both personal and cultural associations. How should these artifacts be preserved? How could they be displayed without diminishing...

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