A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
“It’s an ordinary summer day sometime in the future. In Southern Australia, there is a plot of land known as Eucalara. Seven siblings have inherited this plot of land from their great-grandmother. They have decided to build a marina, representing their dream of a good place to live and a meaningful life. However, the siblings’ […]
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Written by Lucy Percival
For 3 days, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to discover the inner workings of MOD. – the Museum of Discovery – through undertaking work experience in an environment that blends the line between science, art and design into interactive exhibits and installation. Through my work placement, I had the opportunity to immerse […]
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Here are 7 reasons you should come and visit MOD. during the holidays:
1. It’s free and easy to get to We are completely free! But if location is what you’re after, we also have you covered. MOD. is conveniently located in the heart of the city and accessible from every corner of Adelaide. We are on North Terrace, adjacent to the Morphett Street Bridge. We are open […]
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Looking for inspiring and interactive things to do in Adelaide? Visit MOD.
People looking for inspiring and interactive things to do in Adelaide visit MOD. We’ve now had 110,000 visits since we opened last year. What do we know about our visitors? From the visitor surveys: 37% of our visitors are aged between 15-25. 56% are female 6% identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Almost 20% […]
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As an Exhibitions Coordinator here at MOD. I take exhibitions from design all the way through to operations. This new Behind the Scenes series will be notes from me, talking about some of the processes we have here at MOD. and how we bring our exhibits to life. HEDONISM is our third exhibition and launched […]
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Written by Jazmin Colombini
I had been given the opportunity to have a peek behind closed doors of MOD. at UniSA through a short-term Work Experience Program. I was captivated by what the course had to offer and the new opportunities that would come to surface. I feel that my knowledge in the art world and community has expanded […]
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In a future of collapse, there is an implant relating to pets. This is the type of prompt you might get when playing The Thing From the Future, a game of speculative design created by Stuart Candy at the Situation Lab. It’s hard for us to think about the future in abstract ways. These prompts, […]
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Did you know there are almost 7,500 people under the age of 25 who lives in the City of Adelaide? Or that there are more than 95,000 annual visits by young people to the Art Gallery of South Australia and the South Australian Museum a year? What do young people want from their city? In […]
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We approached Radio Adelaide to partner with us to provide the soundtrack of HEDONISM. Over the course of the exhibition we will feature songs selected by Radio Adelaide hosts. Here we go! Caitlin Adams Presenter, Packed Lunch “These songs make me wanna dance when I hear them because a dance break is one of my favourite […]
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In the depths of pre-WAGING PEACE planning we were trying to think of hands-on activities for our Polar Commons exhibit. We wanted something that people could do together over the course of the whole exhibition. We wanted something that would be easy enough to moderate. Someone off-handedly suggested we knit jumpers for penguins.* We spent […]
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