Grown up in Coventry | Museum of Youth Culture

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An exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum celebrates a century of teenage life from the roaring 20s to the youth of today - and you can be part of it.

Grown up in Britain is a new exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry, celebrating a century of teenage life from the roaring 20s to the youth of today. Going beyond the headlines, the exhibition chronicles the everyday experiences and cultural impact of young people through photographs, objects and stories. Reflecting the diverse movements that have been forged by youth, the exhibition explores what unites us across generations and asks What Makes Britain?

Curated by and drawn from the extensive photographic collections of the Museum of Youth Culture, the exhibition is centered around public submissions representing people’s personal experiences of being young from across the UK, collected as part of the Museum’s ongoing Grown up in Britain campaign. We’ve all been young once, from first loves to first jobs, Saturday hangouts to family holidays - what do you remember?

upcoming show and tell events

The Museum is running several sharing events in the run up to the launch - bring along your photographs, objects and stories to be collected for the exhibition:

Thursday March 31st: St Oswald's Church, Tile Hill, 1.30 - 3.30pm

Saturday April 2nd: Sitting Rooms of Culture, Coventry Market, 11am - 4pm

How does it work?

Fill in some contact details, including your name and e-mail

Tell us the story behind your contribution

Upload your photo, flyer or whatever it is you'd like to share

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handy scanning tips

1. Take a photograph from directly above, and try to keep it as straight as possible.

3. Try and avoid any glare or shadows on the photograph, as they will be visible in the scan. Where possible use natural light, and don't use your flash.

2. Place the photograph on a plain background, where possible, or pin it up on a wall.

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