The Mshed is a meuseum in Bristols city centre all about the history of the place and the people of Bristol. I went on a visit to the meuseum to get an insight of people's memories of Bristol at different points of history, I was able to walk through time, exploring the war, revolutions and people evolving into today's world... I was able to see textile pieces as well as old buses, air raid shelters and old homes, even diaries!
This was an embroidered piece done by women fighting for their rights in Bristol, with their signatures embedded onto the peice of cloth.
I watched a short documentary on Bristols St. Paul's carnival and what it meant to individuals as they shared their memories.
There were several artifacts from the past that recorded people's lives.
Original uniforms were exhibited behind original photographs which has inspired me to think about how I could present peoples possessions in the final exhibition.
Family trees are also a great presentation method that I will look into.
And finally a trip on an old bus, quite freaky actually, it smelt stale and was scarily untouched.
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