A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
From Beans to Bars: Unwrapping the Ethics of Chocolate and Consumer Responsibility
Food is central to culture. This truth transcends geographic borders, connecting up communities from all corners of the world. Here on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Meyunna, we find ourselves in the season of Kudlilla, the wet season, a signifier of what foods are seasonally accessible. Our host for the latest Ethos event, Dr […]
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A visit to MOD. can connect students with numerous areas of the curriculum, creating an engaging launchpad into new topics or providing alternative perspectives on ideas from the classroom. Below are just a few of our exhibits from BEGINNINGS and their links to learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities. Business & Ethical Understanding – The Convenient Store In every shopping aisle is a tug-a-war between […]
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Q Series Event Wrap Up
Where do great ideas come from? How do entrepreneurs know when to take the leap? And what happens when things don’t go to plan? These were the questions that guided our second Q Series event for BEGINNINGS: How do you turn an idea into a business? Part guest lecture, part social night, the event formed […]
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In May, we welcomed researchers, artists, students, industry professionals, teachers and community members to MOD. for our Future Themes Forum, a day dedicated to exploring the ideas, questions and challenges shaping the world ahead. The Future Themes Forum has been a key part of MOD.’s exhibition development process since 2019. Every few years, we bring […]
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In June 2026, the MOD. team welcomed 7 high school students for a work experience placement ranging between three and five days. The year 10 and 11 students were from a variety of high schools across Adelaide and regional South Australia, with one student participating online. Work experience at MOD. introduces students to a professional, […]
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Warm Up in City West
The cold is sweeping along the Adelaide streets and everyone is looking for somewhere cozy to be. The West End in the Adelaide CBD is one of our favourite areas to be; with some of the best cafés, shops and cultural businesses, there’s always something to discover. If you have an afternoon to explore the […]
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National Reconciliation Week 2026 inspired us to reflect on the First Nations artists, researchers, storytellers, and cultural leaders that have worked with us on our current exhibition; BEGINNINGS. During Reconciliation Week, MOD. hosted a lunchtime talk with Lawson Dodd, a Kaurna/Narungga/Ngarrindjeri artist and designer, and Associate Professor Skye Akbar of the Waljen group of the […]
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Sticky Beginnings: Microbiomes, Ectogenesis, and the Ethics of Reproductive Futures
Around the room, people worked small handfuls of sticky material between their fingers. It stretched. It clung. It had to be handled, adjusted, and worked. It was messy, lively, exciting, and harder to shape than expected. The slime activity at Ethos: Bioethics of Beginnings was playful, but not trivial. It introduced the vaginal microbiome by […]
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In April this year, MOD. and a small group of students attended a field trip to Yundi Nature Conservancy, thanks to generous sponsorship from SA Water. Some of the MOD. team have walked on Warki Country a few times now, nurturing an ongoing connection to the place and to those who facilitate our time there, John Fargher who is the current landholder and a restoration ecologist, with Mark Koolmatrie who […]
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Weeding, watering and replacing tree guards at Kanyanyapilla. Image credit: Kanyanyapilla One of the themes we explore in our current exhibition BEGINNINGS is the concept of cultivation. The idea that starting something is not a single moment in time. You don’t plant a seed and ignore it, you tend to it, water it, create space […]
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