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The Birmingham Museum of Science & Discovery Murals and illustrated objects were created for an interactive children's gallery at Thinktank, Millennium Point in Birmingham. The gallery was designed to fit in with the perspective of young children under the age of 7 years with lots of role-playing and hands-on fun ..."that encourages imagination and exploration". Through a range of activities children can discover aspects of every day life in a city to ..."encourage children to be curious about their world, how things work and to make them think about the concept of a city, and the places where they live". Different visual aspects of the city are represented on the murals - where children can try anything from ordering a meal in 'The Café' to repairing a car in 'The Garage', buying fruit and vegetables in 'The Market' to playing 'The Park' to visiting the shops in 'The Street'. Link to www.thinktank.ac |
The Birmingham Museum of Science & Discovery Illustrated information panels and objects were created to suppport the storyline for a children's gallery in Thinktank, the new home of the Science Museum at Millennium Point in Birmingham. This gallery is aimed at the 7 to 12 year old child and provides an interactive lesson about the history of Birmingham itself. Comparisons between the lives of the rich and poor, local industry and travel are made with the opportunity for interactivity and role play. Link to www.thinktank.ac |
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital The Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London wanted a colourful mural for the walls of their children's' Neptune Ward. Starlight Children's Foundation, whose aim is "Brightening the lives of seriously ill children", commissioned the work. Prompted by the ward's name, we created a panoramic view of an imaginary tropical island - we later called "Paradise Island" - which was filled with all manner of exotic plants and wildlife to cheer the young patients. The mural covered two walls of the ward which also incorporated spaces for role play, multi-sensory floor areas and activity panels. The illustration was hand-drawn at one tenth the finished size, then scanned and coloured on screen for digital output. As a spin-off resulting from this brief, we were asked to produce a colouring book for the hospital, using line work based on the original illustrations. Link to www.starlight.org.uk |
| Mnich Design Associates Jan Mnich's watercolours |
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