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Packaging a Sustainable Future 31st March – 29th November 2009 Packaging has become one of the hottest environmental issues in recent years. From being an apparently innocuous and functional part of a product it has been transformed into a controversial component of the marketing process - one which is increasingly required to justify its existence. The nation's favourite brands have risen to the challenge, rethinking and revolutionising the way products are presented. This new exhibition, sponsored by Tesco, explains the importance of packaging, how it has developed over the years and how manufacturers, retailers and designers are working together to adopt a more environmentally-friendly approach. |
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Waste Not, Want Not 22nd January - 29th November 2009 During WWII Britain had to economise on raw materials, save on energy and salvage scarce commodities, encouraged by a powerful propaganda machine. Whether the message was to grow your own vegetables, make do and mend, or recycle paper, uppermost in everyone’s mind was the need to be sparing in the use of meagre resources. While few may now remember those years of rationing and blackouts, the lessons from the past can teach us how to make better use of limited resources today. This exhibition is part of the museum’s new initiative ‘Packaging our Sustainable Future’, sponsored by Tesco. |
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Sweet Sixties
8th September 2008 - 31st May 2009 The ultimate nostalgia trip for sweet lovers everywhere. The period pack designs will evoke the tastes and temptations from 40 years ago. The exhibition includes forgotten favourites such as Aztec, Fry’s 5 Centre and Bar Six, alongside Marathon and Opal Fruits before their names changed.
‘If your happiest memories, childhood or otherwise, involve recollections of confectionery, you’re in for a treat’- Time Out ‘a retro fan’s vision of heaven’ – The London Paper ‘both hugely nostalgic and graphically rewarding’ – Design Week |
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