The care of looking
How conservators, cataloguers, and makers give an object a second life.
A living archive / 1986 - present
Look
closer.
Morrow Museum keeps the ordinary in view: textiles, tools, images, and objects that show how people make a life.
North Quay / Open Wed-SunCollection index 04.26
Now showing / 01
The care of
looking.
Four rooms of close attention, tracing the quiet work behind objects that survive us.
Collection / 12,480 records
A record is
never finished.
Browse a small selection from the archive. Every record begins with an object and grows through public questions.
Blue room cloth
Wool, cotton, and a working memory of a coastal house.
Field notes, north shore
Twenty-four views made before the road reached the water.
Vessel for keeping
A small domestic form, repaired twice and still in use.
Public programme / autumn term
Make room
for questions.
Our talks and workshops are made with the collection, not around it. Come for a short session, stay for the long conversation.
Reading an objectGallery talk / 14:00
Hands and materialsFamily studio / 11:00
Archive after hoursLate opening / 18:30
Visit / North Quay
Come as
you are.
Small galleries, generous benches, and a front desk ready to help you find the right starting point.
Wednesday
to Sunday
- 11:00 - 18:00
- Thursday late opening to 20:00
- Closed Monday and Tuesday
12 North Quay
Harbor District
Eight minutes from Central Station. Step-free access is through the east entrance on Lantern Street.
Always free
for under 18s.
General entry is free. Some workshops have a suggested contribution, with no one turned away.
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