King's Lynn students from the College of West Anglia preserve their memories in art exhibition
Foundation students from the College of West Anglia have created and curated an exhibition for Lynn-based museum Stories of Lynn, sharing what has been important to them during lockdown.
The students used washed out jam jars to display three of their most poignant memories and experiences during lockdown. The project has been named Museum in a Jar, hoping to record people’s memories and feelings at an historic and current moment in history.
The project is part of the Norfolk County Council initiative Kick the Dust which is funded by the English Lottery Heritage Fund and provides opportunities for young people to get involved in their local heritage.
The project began as a result of a talk arranged during National Careers Week around different job roles in a museum.
Rachel Duffield, projet worker at Kick the Dust said:“It has been fantastic working with college students throughout the project. Now lockdown has lifted, our exhibition has moved from imagination to reality, which has been particularly exciting for all involved!”
Jake Hart, a bridge-to-education student said:"I had lots of good memories and I enjoyed doing it."
Amy Grassick is a moving-on-to-independence student. She said:"In lockdown I practised different nail varnish techniques and doing the project reminded me of this."
Stories of Lynn have also taken on some students Katrina Kirk and Aether Bankauskarte as part of their work experience placements to curate the Museum in a Jar exhibition ready for the public to view in the café area.
Rachael Williams, Norfolk museums service’s learning and engagement officer for Stories of Lynn, oversaw the first cohort of CWA work experience students. She said:
“When we began KTD, we had a number of CWA students who helped us with the making of a film about Southgates and to help promote the Council’s recycling programme. We are delighted to be working with college students once again on this fantastic project.”
You can view the exhibition in the café area at the Stories of Lynn museum, located at the Saturday Market Place.
