Is that really the pea that the princess felt through 20 mattresses? Who lost this eyeball? And how did that teapot end up in someone’s bed?

This is the Museum in the Market (or is that The Market Stall at the End of the World?).  Delightfully unpredictable and inherently spontaneous it snuggles into bustling markets to catch people unawares with things and stories and stories about things. It is a space for sharing, a space of memories, and of discoveries.

Storytellers have worked in museums for decades, performing stories to contextualise and animate collections. By placing this ‘museum’ in the marketplace, barriers to engagement melt away and permissions shift, creating a demotic space of browsing, talk, and cultural exchange.

For 2025 we added a Cabinet of Curiosities to the museum. Made by fabulously skilled maker, Jack Stiling, this is a mobile version of the museum which sits on it’s own set of wheels – allowing us to take a mini version of the project into brand new spaces such as hospitals and care settings.