Hidden Heroes – The Genius of Everyday Things
- Pre-booking required
- Duration
- suggested 45 minutes
- Places per session
- 45
- Adult:student ratio
- 1:15
- Suitable for:
- Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Post 16,
Where would we be without the little heroes that underpin our everyday lives? Could you be bothered to brew leaf tea five times a day or fish the beans out of your morning coffee?
Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things is an innovative new exhibition giving the spotlight to the miniature marvels we couldn’t live without.
The featured inventions are presented alongside original sketches and drawings by their inventors, patent specifications and original advertisements. The exhibition reveals the efforts made to establish each product, as well sharing quirky titbits of information such as Napoleon’s role in the evolution of the tin can and the connection between a descending plane and bubble wrap.
The label text and style of presentation make this exhibition more suitable for secondary aged students and older, particularly groups studying Design and related subjects.
Advisory: Teachers should be aware that one of the inventions featured is the condom.
Hidden Heroes is open until 5 June 2012.
More information about the individual objects that make up the exhibition can be found on the Hidden Heroes website.
An exhibition by Vitra Design Museum in co-operation with Hi-Cone.