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Collection
The Assemblage
Similar to an open museum store you can see the Collections of Making arranged by their principal material.
Collection Highlights
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About the collection
The Assemblage is not your average museum display. A bit like an open museum store you can see the collections of making arranged by their dominant material. Explore the gallery at your own pace, or use a Work Station to make your own trail or search for objects.
What can I see?
Here you can see the collections of Making displayed en masse and grouped by the materials they are made from: wood, metal, ceramic, organic, glass, stone, textile, and synthetic.
What can I do?
Explore our collections and use our Work Stations to create your own trails in the gallery and find out more about the collections of Making.
What can I learn?
Learn about the objects that are in the collections of Making, some of which are on display for the first time.
Main image © Speller Metcalfe
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