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We are delighted to share with you that Arts Council England has awarded MoDiP’s collection Designated status [1] . Regular readers of this blog will be aware of MoDiP’s focus but may not realise its distinction. This award bestows on the collection national significance. The collection provides the...

This gorgeous, small, ellipse-shaped lampshade was recently donated to the collection. Image ref: The small lampshade, AIBDC : 008834 Image credit: Katherine Pell We believe it to be part of a floor/table lamp as opposed to a ceiling pendant, although the original attachments are missing – refer...

My name is Lisa Moro and I am in my final year of the BA Fine Art at AUB and am excited to have been chosen for the MoDiP Student Creative. Over the last few months, I have been exploring making work using Augmented Reality and my submission to MoDiP was to make work using AR as a medium. Fertility...

Hello there! I’m a current student of BA illustration in my final year at AUB and I’m fortunate enough to be one of MoDiP’s student creatives of 2021/2022. I’m really passionate about picture books. Why? Simply because there is something joyously magical, and entirely whimsical in illustrations for...

To ring in the New Year, this week’s blog features one of my favourite objects from MoDiP’s collections: a stunning GPO 162 pyramid telephone. Dated to 1932 and made from compression moulded phenol formaldehyde (bakelite), it sits on a matching Bellset 25 because it did not have an internal bell...

I love the vibrant green colour of this ice bucket ( AIBDC : 008800 ), a rather appropriate object for this time of year as we get ready to toast in 2022. Image ref: The ice bucket, showing the white, removable liner (right). Image credit: Katherine Pell I also love the design of the lid. It has...

The museum will be closed from Thursday 23rd December, opening again on Tuesday 4th January. Our team will be taking a well earned break and will not be available during the closed period. Find out more about our opening times on our visiting us pages. www.modip.ac.uk/access/visiting-us 1930s bulb...

We have just opened our latest exhibition Friend and faux , which explores both the historical and contemporary use of plastics materials in replacing animal products. Right from the beginning of the story of man-made plastics, this material group has been used to imitate the natural world. Because...

Hello, you may be wondering who I am. So, first a bit about me…My name is Reanna, I grew up in a relatively large family and I went to college and studied photography for 4 years. I joined MoDiP in November 2021 as Museum Assistant. I decided to join MoDiP to develop my knowledge on everyday...

MoDiP’s letter to the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, in response to the current government consultation on banning single use plastic cutlery and plates. A public consultation has recently been launched by the UK government to consider banning commonly littered single-use plastic items in England...