Calling All Geeks…
Our current Geek is Good exhibition has inspired a lot of geeky activity around here recently. We’ve had pixelated spectacles specially made and then stolen from the Ancient Geeks outside the Museum; there’s been some geeky object-handling every Sunday throughout the summer and if you haven’t checked out the Geek Confession Booth already then watch some of the highlights here.
We also had a little family competition too. At the end of August the Calling All Geeks event at the Museum saw families assembling crystal radio kits, playing with retro games – including Magic Robot, Rubik’s Cube and Spirograph – and making their own geeky 3D glasses.
We decided to offer a prize of a limited edition Geek is Good mug from the Museum shop to the most creatively-inspired geek-chic pair of specs made on the day. And here are the winners: Phoebe White and Jack Turnbull!
We liked how Jack made use of our retro Spirograph to create jazzy lenses for his glasses and we thought Phoebe’s use of colour and differently-sized shapes to create a pixelated effect was very clever. So congratulations to Phoebe and Jack – little museum geeks in the making.