A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
Celebrating our second birthday by reflecting on a year of uninhibited exploration
MOD. turns 2 this week. We are still learning. And while in regular times we might celebrate this milestone with a gathering of community, this year we’re keeping it small by looking at the world through the eyes of a toddler in a year of uninhibited exploration. A year of uninhibited exploration “It is a […]
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As part of our online exhibition LIFE INTERRUPTED exploring well-being and connectedness, we’ve got our second comic from Adelaide based creator and comic artist Georgina Rex. Anyone else feel like this weird new world is feeling sort of normal? Perhaps we’re all different… Keep an eye out for the next addition to this series. […]
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As part of our online exhibition LIFE INTERRUPTED exploring well-being and connectedness, we’ve got our second comic from Adelaide based creator and comic artist Georgina Rex. Is anyone else feeling this? Things are changing… Keep an eye out for the next addition to this series. About the artist: Georgina Chadderton (a.k.a. George Rex Comics) is […]
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Written by Laura Phan
It’s no question that countless people across the planet have had plans derailed amidst this pandemic-fuelled global disruption, and PhD graduates are no different. From skipping out on walks across the graduation stage for downloaded PDF parchments and defending 100,000-word theses in bedrooms via video call, this PhD Celebration blog series for LIFE INTERRUPTED will […]
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As part of our online exhibition LIFE INTERRUPTED exploring well-being and connectedness, we’ve got a warm comic from Adelaide based creator and comic artist Georgina Rex. We’d all be forgiven for feeling a little lost right now, but staying socially connected can help us navigate this emotional roller coaster. ‘I can’t do this’ explores the […]
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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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Did you know that your body is a home to more than just you? You have billions of microscopic organisms living in you. These friendly bacteria call you home, building an entire ecosystem inside you, and are a very important part of keeping both you and your body happy. It’s known as your microbiome and, […]
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We closed our doors at MOD. two weeks ago and we aren’t sure when they will open again. At the moment, we are hoping that it will be sometime in August, but who is to know? This doesn’t mean we have stopped working, although now we are all busy working from our respective homes. All […]
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We’ll be honest. Exercise is hard work for most of us. It requires commitment. And energy. And choosing to do something that’s good for us. Not many of us are good at doing any of those things. But maybe it would be an easier choice if we made exercise fun. This is what we tried […]
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I left you last time with the MOD. team having just returned from workshops in Finland. We had a huge task ahead of us — adapting a whole world and exhibition from Finland to Australia. Jukola and the siblings that live there didn’t look much like they’d fit in Australia 2050. As you can imagine, […]
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