Exhibition Proposal

(paul Hillen)

The title of our exhibition is "Shrine of the Muses" which was derived from the very definition of Museum.

Our intention is to hold an exhibition with the theme of the "Nine Muses" from Greek Mythology, who presided over History, Science and the Arts. We also wish to promote the museum as a place of inspiration and learning.

The main focus of our project is the re-mixing and re-displaying of historical artifacts from the museums existing collection in an educational and inspirational way.

in addition to selecting a range of artifacts from the Museum's collection, we intend to produce seven pieces of artwork adding a contemporary element to our project that compliments our theme and the Museum's collection.

In order to generate interest and an educational factor, our project will be supported by the inclusion of a live element, whereby the "Nine Muses" come to life and conduct guided tours at set times throughout the duration of the exhibition. Also a film detailing the tour would play for the duration of the event.

The exhibition would focus on using the Museum:s cabinets and pillars to display artefacts and artworks, using non traditional gallery space in the main entrance area on the ground floor.
This could be advantageous as it hopefully would not conflict with the Museum's temporary programme. The main entrance area also attracts the highest visitor footfall.

The estimated cost for this event is £10,000 which covers the production of artwork, the employment and training of invigilators, outfit allowance, video shoot, advertising and expenses.

We are seeking funding from our local authority and The arts Council.


We propose to run our exhibition from the 30th April - 27th July 2013 and hope to attract children/families, school parties and students.this could be achieved by organising events such as Saturday workshops, also by working alongside the Museum's school visit programme by offering guided tours.

Should our proposal be accepted we would hope to attract students by starting to develop a partnership between Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth University and the Museum,as this type of project offers learning opportunities and could be used as a platform for future student driven events.

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