A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
You might notice a black MOD. shipping container getting around town. If you’re game, go inside and sit in one of the large metal chairs. You’ll be guided through a series of tasks and given mild electrical shocks which cause discomfort, and even pain. Why? To challenge your perception of pain and explore how pain […]
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In SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE we step into 2050 and imagine what the future could look like. As we watch the public sentiment around 26 January continue to change in 2020, we have been thinking about what this date might be like in 2050. How will the way we remember the past change? And […]
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There are two exhibits at MOD. that have been making us feel a little differently to how they did before. Within SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE, one of the siblings – Julia – has the core value of safety. They’re worried. They’ve noticed invasive species and the environmental changes, so Julia is building a bushfire […]
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In with SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE and out with our exhibition HEDONISM. But we haven’t forgotten about it just yet. Towards the end of HEDONISM we started investigations into how effective our exhibitions are and what you, our visitors are taking away from your visit. Exhibition evaluations provide us with the insight to reflect […]
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Kristin, MOD.’s director, first saw the Heureka Science Centre’s exhibition Seven Siblings from the Future in September 2018. Around 14 months later we were launching our Australian adaptation. Looking back, it’s pretty remarkable! Over the course of a big year we attended a workshop in Finland, imagined a future Australia, and created our Seven Siblings. […]
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MOD. has a set of design principles that guide our work. We keep these in mind in exhibition design and make sure we are heading in the right direction. Some of them sit as a reminder of our vision as an institution. Think Two Way Mindedness – incorporating Aboriginal ways of knowing and science into […]
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The responses to the coffee cup cards in Connect For have been rich and insightful. Our visitors have loved delving into “what would a supportive workplace look like for you?” with words and drawings. We are hitting close to 6000 responses since launch and the responses have been varied. They are genuine and funny, confusing and sad. The most common responses by far usually mention teamwork, communication, and trust. These […]
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Design by Maria-Eleni Coutsoumbes, Taylor Tran, and Teagan Powell of Wilderness School We spend a lot of time thinking about conflict, but not as much thinking about peace. With the increasing polarisation of the world, it’s understandable. But it also makes sense to think about the intentional pursuit of peace. This was the sentiment behind […]
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Written by Braden Robinson
Lesson 1: Social media users are fickle and unpredictable Coming into my two week experience, I did not know what to expect or whether I would be useful to the MOD. team in their takeover of the @52Museums Instagram account. Having completed my two weeks here, I am still not sure if what I did […]
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In our current exhibition HEDONISM we invite visitors to explore themes around consent and relationships through a game based interaction with an alien. When it comes to exploring our very human bodies when it comes to pleasure, we’ve taken a different approach. People are more embarrassed to talk about masturbation than porn Seeking pleasure is […]
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