Museum of Brands - 📒COMING SOON Aide-mémoire: Shopping Lists📝Last of the summer sun🌅

 

Aide-Mémoire: Shopping Lists Launching in October 2022, our new display is an intimate look at consumer habits in the 21st century. Each Shopping List gives a personal insight to trends and tastes, the continuing popularity of old favourites, the mundane and the downright bizarre! From the spelling and handwriting, to the paper they are written on and the order they are written in, the lists expose people's tastes, their habits, their celebrations and the things they find important. They show a snapshot of everyday domesticity in 21st century England and share an insight into a person’s life. Alongside the exhibition, we will be hosting brand new interactive activities for younger children. Visit our website for more information about our Autumn Programme

"Excellent visit by our group of 25 from the U3A. We split the group to see the vintage advertising and excellent collections from Bakelite to biscuit tins down the ages."  Tripadvisor Review, August 2022 "A beautiful museum that tells you about the development and history of brands in a simple and elegant way" Google Review, August 2022 Enjoyed your visit? Let us know on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter or leave us a review on Tripadvisor or Google Reviews.

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London Open House Festival From 9 - 11 September we will be hosting short walking tours of the building, focusing on the origins of the site and the hard work of the Terrance Higgins Trust, before touching on how it became the Museum that it is today. Booking is essential so keep an eye out on the Open City website and our social media channels - @museumofbrands.

Notting Hill Carnival Notting Hill Carnival is back from 27 to 29 August.  Join us for a Carnival Mask Drop In Workshop 11am-3pm on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 August.  No need to book, for info click here. We will be closed due to the Carnival on Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August.

Tell Us What You Think We need your input on what you would like to hear in the Time Tunnel, please complete this survey and share your views.  Living Brands offers multi-sensory resources for care providers and families, and we are excited to develop soundscapes, oral histories, music and more to add to your visitor experience in our Time Tunnel.

Neuroscience Talk How important is attention to advertising? Why aren’t consumers always rational? Recent advances in psychology and neuroscience are challenging the way businesses interact with consumers. Using learnings gathered by Nielsen IQ’s neuroscience team, Dr Joshua Balsters will address these questions, highlighting where our brains rebel against principles of marketing.  22 September, 18:30-19:30, £10. Book here

Party at the Museum! Did you know that you can hire our Museum and garden for your next big event? Whether you are celebrating your wedding anniversary, a milestone birthday or your child’s Bar Mitzvah, we are here to help you plan every aspect of your function. Enjoy exclusive access to the collection and see how our exhibits spark a million conversations among your guests, young and old! Email Francesca or Rebecca to discuss your party.

University and College Workshops Our popular higher education workshops are perfect for students of business, marketing, advertising, graphics, media and communications. Discover topics ranging from Sustainability to Customer Profiling in these creative and interactive sessions. Students gain an insight into industry practices while working with real-life historic packaging examples from our collection. Book Now

Enjoy the Last Summer Afternoons Our café is open from 10:30am-3pm, Tuesday to Sunday, and you don't have to visit the museum to sample our delicious cakes. Make the most of the last of the delightful weather by having a coffee in our memorial garden or, if you're local, come and work here for a change of pace. Visit our website for more information.

From Our Friends

The Royal Institution  Saturday 10 September, 2.00pm – 3.15pm Did you know that the fact that all bees die when they sting you is wrong? Or that centipede have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible are also WRONG? Join our friends at the Ri to unearth countless creepy-crawly facts, from zoologist Nick Crumpton and the Natural History Museum’s insect expert Beulah Garner.

Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK  Free App | Regent’s Park A free, GPS enabled work of public art that uses music to illuminate the natural environment of Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill and encourages self-care, wellbeing and joyful artistic connection. The path you choose dictates the music you hear, and no two visits will be exactly the same. Click here for more information.