A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
We’ve been running the Future Themes Forum at MOD. since 2019 as a way to find exhibition themes that are relevant and resonate with our audience. Earlier this year we published a paper, to share this method of participatory exhibition development with the museum community (which you can read online here). Over the last few […]
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Cultivating Futures Thinking in Museums provides examples of the active and diverse roles that museums are taking to expand futures thinking in communities, including developing capabilities to envision and enact more prosperous, equitable and sustainable futures. Edited by Director of MOD. Dr Kristin Alford, the book presents 21 examples that demonstrate how museums are cultivating […]
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Leaders, designers, and communicators from science centres in the Asia-Pacific Region gathered in Seoul, South Korea, in early September to share practices and exchange ideas. I was fortunate to be awarded an ASPAC Fellowship to attend so we could share some of our work on futures-oriented museums and how science centres might think about the […]
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Schools Design Challenge 2022 Each year, MOD. holds a Schools Design Challenge open to secondary school students across the state. We offer a provocation related to our current exhibition and ask students to come up with a creative response. This year, for our exhibition INVISIBILITY, we asked: What is invisible that shouldn’t be? We invited […]
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When speculative fiction becomes real - how Trigger Warning sparks conversation about the internet, information fragmentation and peace.
The World Wide Web. Facebook. Twitter. Reddit. Open up the news on your phone, and what do you see? Everything seems to be escalating conflict, the horrors of the world. Well, you’re not the only one who has noticed how much our media focuses on the increasing violence of our world today. What happens when […]
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At MOD, we don’t just make exhibits we make new knowledge! We work with a range of researchers from different fields to bring our exhibits to life. Introducing us… Hello ☺️ I am Brooke, a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts student. I am currently in my third year and have been a moderator at MOD. for […]
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We’re really excited to introduce our first Youth Board. This group of 10 young people have different interests, some are at school, some uni, and some working. All of them are excited about science, art, and helping to create experiences for people like them. The group will spend the year with us, helping to design […]
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Arts leaders from Adelaide and Korea discuss transforming art and technology.
Case studies from MOD. and other South Australian organisations were centre stage at ‘Art + Technology Interface: Translating, Transforming and Transitioning’ on 24-25 February. The University of South Australia and the Korean Association of Arts Management, drew together arts leaders from Adelaide and Korea. As well as us, leaders from South Australia included: Illuminate Adelaide Patch Theatre […]
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We’re looking for people to join a MOD. Youth Board. It’s a program for young people who are interested in testing, prototyping, and co-designing concepts, exhibitions, events, and experiences. We’re recruiting for new members now if this sounds like you. Who you are: You are between 15 and 25 years of age You may be […]
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Words by Ali Gumillya Baker
The following words are taken from an interview with Ali conducted by MOD. in 2021, discussing her personal connection with Mirning Country as a Mirning woman. My name is Ali Gumillya Baker, and I’m an artist and an academic. I was born and raised on Kaurna Yarta. My family are from the west coast of South Australia, […]
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