Museum Freecycle was launched in June following an open letter by Urban Salon creative director Alex Mowat published by Design Week, which called for an end to waste from temporary exhibitions.
Mowat’s proposal was for a “museum Freecycle website” connecting institutions so that at the end of an exhibition materials could be given away to other museums which might reuse them.
Freecycle executive director Deron Beal got in contact with Urban Salon via Design Week and the project got underway.
There are now 170 members across the UK including smaller museums such as the Bagpipe Museum and Bloxham Village Museum.
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