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Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising

The Museum of Brands explores how brands shape our world. Our permanent exhibition, the ‘Time Tunnel’, shows 150 years of brands, packaging and advertising, created by consumer historian Robert Opie. Additionally, throughout the year we present temporary exhibitions, talks and workshops, to create debate and examine the role of brands in history and the modern world.

What's On @ Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising

Skip the Line: Museum of Brands Entrance Ticket
Just around the corner from the world-famous Portobello Road, this treasure trove of consumer culture showcases the evolution of household packaging, advertising and design from the Victorian era to present day, featuring over 12,000 items. Discover how food packaging, toys, magazines, technology, travel and fashion from some of the world's best loved brands have changed over the past 150 years.
The Museum of Brands: A Visual Journey Through Consumer Culture
Take a nostalgic journey through 200 years of consumer culture, social change and lifestyle at the Museum of Brands, located in the heart of Notting Hill. Established in 1984, the museum features over 12,000 original items and images from iconic brands, as well as housing over half a million items. The collection aims to concentrate on areas that have transformed daily life- from entertainment, to children's toys, to wartime ephemera, royal souvenirs and more! Reflecting a vast social history and the evolution of consumer lifestyle, this museum is a must for fans of history, British culture, design, and commercial art.
Glass Renewed: Hannah Gibson & the History of Glass Exhibition
Glass Renewed presents glass artworks by award-winning artist Hannah Gibson, shown alongside outstanding examples of glass from the Robert Opie collection. The Museum of Brands display brings together spectacular artworks and historic glass to explore the materiality and sustainability of glass. Alongside pieces from Hannah’s Recycling Narratives: Whispering Sweet Nothings series, selections from the glass collection delve into the history of glass making, the beauty of glass and future of its production. Hannah’s art glass sculptures are inspired by childhood memories and the stories that are embedded in everyday objects. The glass used in the sculptures is reclaimed from discarded objects and the work touches issues such as environmental responsibility and previous systems of reusing glass. The artworks open up the museum collection looking at how the colour and form of glass is used in branding, as well as the glass heritage of many popular consumer products.

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