Museum of Design in Plastics
- Wants to show how valuable plastics, as a materials group, can be when used appropriately.
- Acknowledges the negative impact the poor use and disposal of plastics materials has on the environment and health.
- Believes that by learning from the past, manufacturers, designers, and consumers can make better informed choices.
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Current Exhibition: Friend and faux
Friend and faux explores the historical and contemporary use of plastics materials to replace animal products. This usage may be for economic or environmental purposes, either in pursuit of a more humane or cheaper option to natural materials.
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 has a number of resources which you might find useful:
- To find out more about the museum including an introductory video see About us
- To see what we have in the collection see Collections
- View our physical and digital Learning resources
- To find out more about accessing the collection during our closure please Contact us
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.
