Museum of Design in Plastics
MoDiP is a specialist research resource at the Arts University Bournemouth.
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Current exhibition
See through
September 2018 - March 2019
Objects are made to be see-through and to be seen through for a number of reasons. Many plastics materials provide designers and manufacturers with translucency, or even complete transparency, alongside other invaluable properties, to create products that are suited to their specific purpose.
Before your visit to MoDiP please check for any planned closures advertised on the visiting us page.
MoDiP collection
The MoDiP collection offers a wide spectrum of objects, from the 19th, 20th & 21st centuries, which illustrate the role of plastics against social and historical contexts.
PHS collection
The Plastics Historical Society, which was formed in 1986, is an independent society affiliated to the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Horners collection
The Worshipful Company of Horners is both an ancient craft guild and a modern City of London Institution promoting the interests of the polymer industry.
Visiting MoDiP
MoDiP is open to the public and we welcome individual and group visits.
The museum is on the first floor of the Arts University Bournemouth library and can be accessed via a lift. For more information about coming to the museum for a visit, to do research, or have a group session, click on the link below.
