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The Museum of Dark Places

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The Museum of Dark Places was an evening of performances, talks and walks I curated in spaces around the Museum of London in November 2016. It involved mythical creatures, experimental choirs, a talk on apocalyptic literature, a thought experiment on night walking, a tour of night sounds, and a performance called ‘In the darkness they swing their manes like pendulums’.

Two performers in large, abstract blue and purple tie-dye costumes, illuminated at night with a crowd watching.
Nicky Deeley performance, In the darkness they swing their manes like pendulums, Barber Surgeons' Garden. Photo: Rosie Cooper.

Participants included Nicky Deeley, Musarc, Caroline Edwards, Matthew Beaumont and Rosie Edwards.

A choir sings, holding lit candles, in a dimly lit church.
Musarc performance in St Botolph Without Aldersgate. Photo: Yiannis Katsaris.

Here's a short film of the evening.

A hand holds a dark gray notebook with holographic text that reads "LOSS", "DARKNESS", "ENDINGS", "THE NIGHT MUSEUM", and "MUSEUM OF LONDON".
The Night Museum booklet, designed by Polimekanos

I edited a booklet for The Night Museum programme organised by the Museum of London (Oct - Nov 2016). Designed by Polimekanos, it includes texts on LOSS, DARKNESS and ENDINGS by Joanna Walsh, Frances Morgan and Matthew Beaumont, as well as drawings by Nicky Deeley. Interspersed throughout the booklet is a series of objects that form part of the Museum of London’s vast and fantastic collection.

A man is carried horizontally by a crowd of people wearing blue eye visors in an industrial-looking corridor.
Musarc performance in the delivery bay, Museum of London, Nov 2016. Photo: Yiannis Katsaris.

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The Night Museum,
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