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MGM 2008 - What Would You Put In A Museum Of Me?
01/05/2008
WHAT WOULD YOU PUT IN YOUR PERSONAL MUSEUM?
Antony Gormley told us he'd preserve a saint's habit and a nuclear research machine. What would you put in a museum of you? What precious objects tell the story of your life?
To mark the beginning of Museums and Galleries Month 2008 we asked cultural figures about key moments, objects, ideas and innovations they'd put in a Museum of Me. Below is the first set - we'll be adding more throughout Museums and Galleries Month 2008 - please check back to see what other people have added.
We're also interested in what you'd put in a Museum of Me, so when you've read what the experts say, why not use our Storymaker tool to tell us what you'd put in a museum of me. We'll pick some of the most interesting examples and publish them with our original selection.
Image: a photo portrait of a young woman with hair tied back working on an artwork
From Stone Age hand axes to mind reading devices - artist Laura Ellen Bacon
Image: a black and white photo portrait of a short haired man wearing a shirt
From the humble pen to the 'only invention with no downside', the bicycle - author and cultural commentator Stephen Bayley
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Caroline, Director of Tate National, chose a beautiful Stubbs painting of a horse, and an inspirational collegue from the past amongst other things.
Image: a photo portrait of a man with short hair and open necked shirt
From an art installation to an iPod - John Hansard Gallery Director Stephen Foster
Image: a black and white photo portrait of a man with short hair and glasses
From the habit of St Francis to a Large Hadron Collider - sculptor Antony Gormley
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From the Land of Lost Content to Facebook - designer Wayne Hemingway
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From Rauschenberg to the pager - Culture Minister Margaret Hodge
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From wooden ships to DNA sequencing - artist and photographer John Kippin
Image: a photo of a man wearing a cord cap standing next to a painting
From Baroque mirrors to rubber bands - artist Hew Locke
Image: a photo of a man in a suit and tie
Working with an Australian aboriginal artist, the genuis of Sir Christopher Wren, and a crucial MA programme - some of the things Sandy Nairne would keep in a personal museum.
Image: a photo portrait of a man in a shirt and tie
From spacecraft to ice sheets - Science Museum Director Professor Chris Rapley
A 'veil' painting and Gilbert and George are to be found in the museum of New Art Gallery director Stephen Snoddy
Image: Photo portrait of a smiling man with a beard
Excavations on the Somerset Levels and a Peter Lanyon exhibition at Kettle's Yard feature in the museum of Mike Tooby, of National Museums Wales
Remember, we are also interested in what you think, and we would like you to use our simple Storymaker editing tool to tell us what you'd put in a museum of me. We will be selecting some of the most interesting examples and publishing them next to the experts views...
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