The Museum of Youth Culture is an emerging museum celebrating a century of teenage life in Britain.
Working to preserve this overlooked and untold history, the Museum champions the imact of youth culture on modern society and works to change pervasive narratives around young people. The museum works with young people to explore their experiences as teenagers today and envision what a future museum should look like.
Acknowledging that we were all young once, the Museum believes everyone has an important story to tell about their youth and invites the public to be part of the museum through the Grown up in Britain campaign. From the bomb-site Bicycle racers in post-war 1940s London, to the Acid House ravers of 1980s Northern England, the Museum of Youth Culture empowers the extraordinary everyday stories of growing up in Britain.
Re:Collections
If you were to donate one of your teen memorabilia to the Museum of Youth Culture, what would it be and why?
RE:Collections is our nationwide call out inviting the public to tell us what they want to see in the Museum of Youth Culture. What object would you choose to represent your teenage years?
From that favourite band tee to your first MP3 player or that ticket stub you've never let go of - what would you donate?
How can I get involved?
Please fill in this form, say which object it is and tell us what memory is attached to it, with as many vivid details you can remember!
Your object will become part of an extended list, collected from people across Britain, and will form part of the Museum's collections policy. This is your opportunity to help us build the Museum of Youth Culture!
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Register at the Subculture Archives, an educational & cultural research resource of primary sources exploring 100 years of youth culture through the scenes, styles, and sounds that forged them. From Rave, Punk, Rockabilly to Grime.