Cursed Objects in Museum Shops - live exhibition extravaganza
To celebrate the launch of our first ever IRL exhibition, Cursed Objects in Museum Shops (2 May-26 June), we have several events coming in May and June. All of them are FREE, all are at Birkbeck Uni, 5 mins from Euston/King's Cross, but booking a place is essential - for full details, see our vibey new website, cursedobjects.co.uk
Exhibition private view - Thu 1 May, 6-8pmBook your place here.
Cursed Objects Live #2 - Thu 8 May, 7-8.30pm
Back by popular demand, this is our second-ever live show, for Birkbeck's Arts Week! Book your place here.
Millennium Tat - Wed 28 May, 7-8.30pm
Join Dan and Kasia and two special guests - artist Darren Cullen and writer Imogen West-Knights – as they explore the spirit of the millennium via the museum gift shop. Book your place here.
War, Memory and Tat - Wed 11 June, 7-8.30pm
Join Kasia, Dan and three special guests – historian Dr Charlotte Lydia Riley, author Luke Turner and curator Kate Clements – as they explore the presence of war in the museum shop. Book your place here.
We hope to see some of you IRL in the next two months! And don't worry, the actual full podcasts are going to keep on coming - there will be recordings of the above on your feeds soon, and a new flurry of fresh episodes... now that we have a moment to breathe, and the exhibition is finally in place.
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