The Museum of Making - part two.
Assemblage
Here objects are grouped by the materials they are made of. Stone, ceramics, glass, stone, textiles and so on.
The displays are made to look like a museum store full of objects which aren't on display but which need to be curated and cared for for future generations. Objects which tell of past industry and enterprise.
I've worked in one or two museums over the years (before I retired) and all had different store rooms. The first museum I worked in had lots of black Victorian cases full of taxidermy, beady eyes staring at you as you walked through. Also lots of objects reflecting local industries like coal, ceramics and textiles. The last museum I worked in we started almost from scratch and the storeroom was a little walk in cupboard as we had so few items. This grew over the years.
In Assemblage you are asked to wander and wonder. We did just that. Above is a model of a steam traction engine built in 1965 by Walter Smith. It's called Kitty
Lawn Mowers
An Ordinary or Penny Farthing and a Bone Shaker.
Street Signs
Clothes made from synthetic fabrics and materials.
On the floor above is a maker's shop selling works by local artists and designers and if you walk through a working area you can access the tower from where you can see a view across the city. I did take a photo but it seems to be mostly of the riverside Premier Inn.
