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Ten years of Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

06 February 2017

 

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima) celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.

Located in the centre of Middlesbrough, mima is part of Teesside University and has Alistair Hudson as its director.

This year sees the consolidation of its new mission and programme, developed by Alistair with senior curators Miguel Amado and Elinor Morgan and the rest of the team.

mima has been transformed into a museum with a social function which repurposes art as a tool. It is taking a leading role in addressing current issues within politics, economics and culture, and its programmes promote creativity for everyone in ordinary life, exploring education, activism and making. The institution is acknowledged worldwide and in the UK for the ground-breaking route it is pursuing.

The spring programme launhes at mima with a series of exhibitions, collection displays, events and learning activities. Highlights include the first permanent presentation of the Middlesbrough Collection, housed by the institution.

As part of mima’s ten-year celebrations is the launch of a permanent presentation of the Middlesbrough Collection, housed by mima. This is the first time the institution has created a gallery dedicated to its holdings and these displays are being shaped through a dialogue between its users, constituent groups, visitors and staff.

The Middlesbrough Collection encompasses art and craft from the mid-1800s to the present day. Its strengths are post–Second World War British painting, American contemporary drawing, twentieth-century British ceramics, European contemporary jewellery, and international contemporary installation.

All are welcome to take part in the launch, which includes a free communal lunch, on Saturday 11 February.

Further details here.


 
 
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