A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
Early in the year the MOD. team were busy producing FUTURES UNLEARNED, a week-long event to explore futures in an age of uncertainty, coinciding with SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE. One of these sessions was to focus on leadership to gain insight into how questioning, challenging and reframing our existing thoughts and beliefs – unlearning […]
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In case you’ve missed it, we’ve recently put out our second series of MOD.Cast looking at SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE. It digs into some of the facts behind Eucalara and we find answers to what the future may actually look like. We couldn’t have done it without Radio Adelaide, our producer, and our three […]
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In SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE we step into 2050 and imagine what the future could look like. As we watch the public sentiment around 26 January continue to change in 2020, we have been thinking about what this date might be like in 2050. How will the way we remember the past change? And […]
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Written by Braden Robinson
Lesson 1: Social media users are fickle and unpredictable Coming into my two week experience, I did not know what to expect or whether I would be useful to the MOD. team in their takeover of the @52Museums Instagram account. Having completed my two weeks here, I am still not sure if what I did […]
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“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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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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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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Written by Jonathon Keats and Alice Gorman
A few years ago, we started to think about the problems of communicating with sentient beings beyond our planet. Since the earliest days of the Space Age, scientists have tried to send messages to other beings using spacecraft and radio signals. They’ve used telescopes to look for possible signs of planetary engineering, and listened for […]
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