Design Your Own Museum
They Told Me a Tale, 2015In 2015, Field Notes worked with Penryn Museum on They Told Me a Tale as part of New Expressions 3, a national Arts Council England pathfinder project aiming to unlock the creative potential of museums by enabling them to work collaboratively with and commission new works by contemporary artists. We invited two early career artists, Richard Baines and Matthew Benington, to make new work for the museum in response to its historic collection, to sit alongside the objects that inspired them.
As part of the exhibition, we created a worksheet encouraging the public to engage with the museum, its collection and the new commissions in new and exciting ways. Download the worksheet here if you would like to try it for yourself or take a look at it below.
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In 2015, Field Notes worked with Penryn Museum on They Told Me a Tale as part of New Expressions 3, a national Arts Council England pathfinder project aiming to unlock the creative potential of museums by enabling them to work collaboratively with and commission new works by contemporary artists. We invited two early career artists, Richard Baines and Matthew Benington, to make new work for the museum in response to its historic collection. Richard followed the travels of a narwhal tusk from Penryn to Canada and back to Penryn whilst Matthew’s journey into the collection focused on discovering the stories and faces of the town. During the project Field Notes also ran the History Laboratory, a programme that responded to the museum’s collection and the new commissions, with events including an exhibition, artist talks, a historic tour of the town and a museum zine workshop.
They Told Me a Tale and The History Laboratory were supported by a New Opportunities Award as part of New Expressions 3, a national Arts Council England pathfinder project, and delivered in partnership with Penryn Museum.
They Told Me a Tale and The History Laboratory were supported by a New Opportunities Award as part of New Expressions 3, a national Arts Council England pathfinder project, and delivered in partnership with Penryn Museum.
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info@fieldnotes.org.ukThe development of this website was supported by Cultivator Cornwall
