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Making Public Histories
Evening Lecture
Thursday 18th March 2010, 7- 8.30pm
David Heathcote is a design historian, writer, curator and broadcaster. In this lecture he will discuss the ways in which the requirements of different media – whether exhibitions, television programmes or publications – shape the ways that history can be told.
History is almost invariably something that we gain understanding of
through its articulation in the public domain. Most historians,
however, are woefully unprepared for the work necessary to convert
their research into something that the public can read, listen to or
view.
Historians rarely suspect, when venturing from the quiet world of
the University into the realm of public history, that what awaits them
are a vast array of good reasons as to why what they want to state
cannot be conveyed as they propose. From the length of lines and legal
constraints on seemingly innocent material to the necessity for the
historian to appear naked before the audience to tell the story, the
public realm has much in common with the gladiatorial arena.
Tickets: £7 full price, £5 concessions, Lecture starts at 7.30pm.
Booking: Please download and complete a booking form
for the above lecture.
Bookings closure date: Friday 12th March 2010. As we require a firm idea of numbers, all bookings to be made and paid in advance before the bookings closure date.
Japanese Fans
Afternoon Lecture
Saturday 1st May 2010, 2-5pm
Freelance curator, Marion Maule looks at the tradition of Japanese fans, and their uses as fashionable accessories in the West since the Victorian age. Marion’s talk will be illustrated by many examples of fans from her own collection.
Tickets: £7 full price, £5 concessions, includes refreshments.
Booking: Please download and complete a booking form for the above lecture.
Bookings closure date: Friday 23rd April 2010. As we require a firm idea of numbers, all bookings to be made and paid in advance before the bookings closure date.
Japanese Woodblock Printing
Adult workshop
Saturday 15th May 2010 10am - 4pm
This workshop introduces Japanese wood block printing to those with some or little experience of printmaking. You will be shown the basic technique of black and white printing using traditional Japanese materials and techniques.
This workshop is led by Hiroko Imada, a printmaker, painter and installation artist.
Hiroko is a member of ACAVA Palace Wharf Studio in Hammersmith since 1999. She is a member of Japan Artists Association and International Association of Art. Hiroko studied at the Tokyo University of Art & Design and at the Slade School of Fine Art in London.
Since graduation, Hiroko has exhibited widely in the UK and Japan. Her innovative work in paper and printmaking draws on both Western and Japanese traditions.
All materials will be provided but please bring an apron or old shirt
Tickets: £40, £35 concessions
Booking: Please download and complete a booking form for this workshop.
Bookings Closure date: 9th April 2010. To prepare materials for the workshop we require a firm idea of numbers, so we need all bookings to made and paid in advance of the bookings closure date.
Women in Chintz: Textile design as a profession for women in the 1920s
Evening Lecture
Thursday 24th June 2010, 7-8.30pm
Keren Protheroe looks at the work of female textile designers of the 1920s.
By the 1910s more women than ever were attending art classes at London’s Schools of Design and Technical Colleges, but how did they go on to earn their living? This talk looks beyond the well-known work of the Omega Workshops and Footprints to reclaim a lost generation of modern women who also exploited their art-education to forge careers as professional designers.
Illustrated with the work of Winifred Mold, Dora Batty, Minnie McLeish and Madeleine Lawrence this talk will explore the fashionable ‘everyday’ floral fabrics of furnishing and dress in the 1920s. In doing so it will examine the irresistible lure of the eclectic range of styles on offer, be they exotically oriental, daringly futuristic or simply nostalgically English. How did the quintessentially feminine world of the modern department store collide and collude with traditionally masculine world of the design studio?
Tickets: £7 full price, £5 concessions, includes refreshments.
Booking: Please download and complete a booking form for this workshop.
Bookings closure date: Friday 18th June 2010. As we require a firm idea of numbers, all bookings to be made and paid in advance before the bookings closure date
Yuzen Silk Painting
Adult Workshop
Saturday 3rd JULY 10am - 4pm
Yuzen is a Japanese textile art where patterns are drawn onto cloth using dye resist rice paste, the fabric is then dyed and the pattern is revealed. Using the Japan-tastic exhibition as our inspiration, participants will create their own sumptuous painted silk square, following the principals of the Yuzen resist method but using modern day gutta outliner and silk paints.
Tickets: £40, £35 concessions
Booking: Please download and complete a booking form for the above workshop.
Bookings Closure date: 18th June 2010. To prepare materials for the workshop we require a firm idea of numbers, so we need all bookings to made and paid in advance of the bookings closure date.
A Short Course in Figurative Sculpture - 3D Modelling from Life
2 day Adult workshop
Saturdays 31st July & 7th August 2010, 10am-4pm
Following the success of last year's 3D Portrait Head course, we are offering an opportunity to learn the techniques of modelling the human form in clay.
Working from a life model, you will be guided through the sculptural process of building the figure, closely observing form and spatial relationships and also learning different ways of working with the material.
An experienced professional sculptor will be leading the workshops. Suitable for beginners as well as for those with experience.
This is an interesting and exciting chance to explore your creativity.
Tickets: £80, £70 concessions.
Booking: Please download and complete a booking form for the above workshop.
Bookings closure date: Friday 16th July 2010. To prepare materials for the workshop we require a firm idea of numbers so we need all bookings to be paid in advance and made before the bookings closure date.
A booking form for the above workshop will be available soon.
Enquiries and Bookings
If you are interested in finding out more about any of these events or would like to check whether places are available, please contact the Booking Administrator on +44 (0)20 8411 4394
Please note: A place will only be considered booked once a completed booking form and payment have been received by the Booking Administrator. The museum is no longer able to reserve you a place without payment having been received.
FRIENDS OF MODA - RECITAL
Monday February 22nd 7.30pm at 33 Church Crescent, Muswell Hill, London N10 3NA
MÍNE DOĞANTAN DACK – PIANO (research fellow & leader of music research programme , Middlesex University)
MARIANNE TYLER BROWN – CELLO (director of string ensembles & lecturer in music, Middlesex University)
Programme
J.S Bach Solo Cello Suite in G major BWV1007
J.S Bach Sonata for Cello and Piano BWV 1028 in D Major
C. Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
A. Dvorak Silent Woods
In aid of the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Tickets: £12 (including a glass of wine) Available from Lucy Ellis: lellis1@toucansurf.com, 0208 883 7336/07989 945847
Numbers are limited so please book in advance
Getting to the concert Nearest tube Highgate (Northern Line). Buses 134, 43, 102, 234, W7 to Muswell Hill Free parking on the road and in nearby streets
Organised by the Friends of MoDA in collaboration with Middlesex University
FRIENDS OF MODA QUIZ NIGHT
Thursday 4th March 2010 7.30PM
Come along, invite your friends and enjoy a fun night to help raise funds for the museum.
Teams will be made up of 6 people, but don’t worry if you can’t make up a team, we will match you up with other people on the night.
Soft drinks and water will be provided free on each table, together with a selection of ‘nibbles’. You are welcome to bring your own food and wine and there will be a raffle.
Tickets: £8 each, or £5 each for Friends of MoDA. To book a place or for further information please download a booking form
External Events
Please see below for details of events which may be of interest to MoDA visitors:
None at present!