Science Museum x Falmouth University

In 2019 the Science Museum embarked on an ambitious project, to digitise a quarter of a million objects in its remarkable archive. This ongoing digital project aims to give public access to an astonishingly diverse collection of items from science, technology, engineering, medicine, transport and media, many of which have never been on public display.

Together these amazing objects tell the story of our world, however, discovery of these objects relies on audiences knowing what the Science Museum has in its digital archive. This highlights a specific problem, how do you encourage public access and exploration of the digital collection?

This was the challenge posed to students studying on the MA Graphic Design (online) course, an innovative online Masters qualification from Falmouth University, UK, with a student cohort from around the globe.
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Students was tasked with answering the following brief, which was curated in close collaboration with John Stack, the Digital Director of the Science Museum and Stuart Tolley. Students had an eight weeks period to respond and develop an exploration tool for discovering the collection.

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