V&A Museum of Childhood

Space Age: Exploration, design and popular culture

This touring exhibition for the V&A Museum of Childhood launched in November 2007 will tour 9 venues around the UK over the next three years.

This exhibition examines the impact space exploration has had on everyday life, especially futuristic design and the fantasy worlds created for children and adults alike.

Our concept for the exhibition was inspired as much by the interior and furniture design of Verner Panton and Eero Aarnio, as by the more obvious rich seam of science fiction graphics.

On display are real space objects, largely from the V&A Museum's collections, as well as classic space-inspired designs and childhood objects. Genuine space exploration iitems are displayed alongside consumer goods styled along similar lines.

The exhibition's themes include: space exploration, fantasy, in the home, fashion and advances in technology.

Designmap created vestibule-like environments to house each theme and use object display, graphics, interactive iinstallations and audio to explore the subjects.

'The exhibition needs to appeal to adults and those interested in design as well as children and sci-fi buffs. The design will make clear links between the "real" space items and objects from the design world.

You can download and view our Space Age education pack by clicking on the link.

You can also try out our "Design your own space age bedroom" game by clicking on the link.

 

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