We worked closely with the National Justice Museum in Nottingham from the early days of S.H.E.D. In 2020 and 2021 we had a great time taking over their courtyard space, joining the museum in extending its footprint and creating a place for cultural exploration, artists and creative activities.
In August 2021 we collaborated with the museum on Protest S.H.E.D, creating a space for young people to talk about their opinions and hopes on justice and protest, and for these to shape future work at the museum.
“Working in partnership with the National Justice Museum we created a unique space for conversations with people about justice, the law and protest. These conversations were both urgent and necessary; for the future care of our planet and for society. Protest S.H.E.D was a conversation starter – shedding preconceptions about people and place.”
Dr Rhiannon Jones, Creative Director and company founder, Designing Dialogue CIC (S.H.E.D)
“It was a privilege to be a part of S.H.E.D’s panel discussing such important subjects. Young people are the future and now, as much as ever, it was vitally important to ensure that they felt heard and that their opinions mattered. S.H.E.D was a truly fantastic project and I would urge everyone to take the time to learn about the invaluable work that Rhiannon and the rest of the team were doing.”
Sam Crawford, Head of Business Development at Notts County Foundation
In February 2022, we hosted a S.H.E.D / CivicLAB panel in partnership with the museum, talking about the role of justice and protest in creative placemaking with young people. Further information about the panel participants was available here.
More recently, in August 2022, we worked with #NJMIdeas on a new Project Lab display to celebrate our partnership. The exhibition showed fragments of our co-produced events, centred on the shared values that brought us together. #NJMIdeas focused on exploring the museum’s collection openly and creatively with people to shape co-produced exhibitions and activities that mattered to their visitors. We received a beautiful response from the public to our exhibition and ended up with a town of tiny S.H.E.D structures.
Marking the end of our exhibition, the National Justice Museum also took our PODs out to King Edward Park for a day of connecting, drawing and making as part of their Freedom Project. The pictures said it all – a wonderful day with wonderful people.
Our partnership continued to grow.
