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The Culture Lab is a teaching and sharing space which works with collections from ÂÒÂ×Ðã and beyond to support and nurture a new generation of curators.

Located at Marshgate, ÂÒÂ×Ðã East, the Culture Lab builds on ÂÒÂ×Ðã’s long tradition of object-based learning and collections-based research. It’s a space for students, artists and community groups to work with collections and archives to creatively share what matters to them through teaching, exhibitions and events.

What's on?

Current exhibition: Power!

The inaugural exhibition at the ÂÒÂ×Ðã Culture Lab explores the meaning of power through diverse collections of University College London, alongside everyday objects from our homes and communities. This includes new, creative and personal pieces from the Curating Power Collective, a group of young Londoners who have been exploring and reclaiming what makes them feel powerful.

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Meet the curator

The Culture Lab is curated and managed by Sarah Byrne. Prior to coming to ÂÒÂ×Ðã in 2024, Sarah worked as Senior Curator of Anthropology at the Horniman Museum in South London for 12 years. She has curated several permanent and temporary exhibitions working alongside a wide range of community stakeholders and academic partners. Sarah is looking forward to exploring and implementing different models of co-production and collaboration in exhibition-making at the Culture Lab, working with communities from across East London and beyond