Culture, Events & Entertainment, Wimborne | Posted on October 17th, 2024 | return to news
Wimborne museum announces two new exhibitions
The Museum of East Dorset’s new exhibitions will invite attendees to step back in time to the 90s and celebrate the art of puppetry.
Wimborne’s Museum of East Dorset has announced two upcoming exhibitions. One will allow attendees to step back in time and relive the 90s, while the other is a celebration of the art of puppetry.
The ‘I Grew Up 90s’ exhibition will feature over 200 objects and artworks that bring the decade back to life. The 90s was the era of Britpop, Cool Britannia, the Spice Girls, Lara Croft, Power Rangers, Pokemon, Trainspotting and Teletubbies.
Rob Gray, Museum of East Dorset’s collections and exhibition manager, said: “This is going to be a lot of fun and we hope that mums and dads who grew up in the 90s will bring their children to show them a snapshot of what their own childhood was all about.
“We also hope to have some memorabilia relating specifically to some landmark events in Wimborne during that decade which should turn back the clock to that era for local residents.”
‘I Grew Up 90s’ was curated by collector and cultural commentator Matt Fox. It launches on 16 November and runs until 29 March 2025.
The other exhibition is a showcase of the incredible talent of local artist and pioneering paper puppeteer Nicholas Rawling. Nic is the Artistic Director of Dorset-based The Paper Cinema, known for creating a unique blend of live animation, puppetry and music which has delighted audiences all over the world.
Founded in 2004, The Paper Cinema uses hand-drawn illustrations and live video to create cinematic performances. Vivid pen and ink hand-drawn paper puppets, manipulated live by performers and projected onto a screen, create the illusion of cinematic storytelling.
Nic’s storytelling has been featured at major festivals like the Edinburgh Fringe and London International Mime Festival. He has performed all over the world including USA, South America, China, New Zealand, Georgia and all over the UK.
Rob Gray said: “This exciting exhibition will shine a light on a truly unique theatrical company that we’re lucky enough to have based in Dorset. It will show the depth and ingenuity of a contemporary Wimborne artist.”
There will also be an opportunity to learn from Nic and some of his team with two Paper Cinema Workshops being held at the museum on Tuesday 29 October. As places will be limited, there will be two workshop slots – one in the morning and one in the afternoon, each lasting three hours. Tickets cost £12 per person and can be booked online via the museum website.
The exhibition ‘The Art of Nicholas Rawling’ will run from 21 October to 31 January 2025.
Tickets to enter the Museum of East Dorset cost £12 for adults, £5.50 for children aged five to 16, and children under five years old are free. Tickets grant admission to the museum for 12 months.
To find out more, visit www.museumofeastdorset.co.uk or telephone 01202 882533.
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