Anonymous objects and stories from communities around the world.

Tells the personal stories behind private collections of contemporary art asking; why do people collect contemporary art, what influences decisions on collecting, and how does it affect or enhance their lives?

An exhibition examining the development of synthetic materials and their subsequent application to the art and craft of fan-making.

Artist Sue Johnson returns to the Pitt Rivers to show fifteen new works inspired by images of familiar types of ethnographic and archaeological objects in the Pitt-Rivers’s collection.

Vintage handkerchiefs have become a source of inspiration for fashion brands. With beautiful examples from the 1920s to the 1950s, this new exhibition celebrates early twentieth century handkerchief design in a magnificent display of colour and pattern.

'Charmed Life: The solace of objects' is the result of the artist Felicity Powell’s engagement with a curious collection of 1400 amulets once carried by Londoners for luck or protection and assembled by the Edwardian amateur folklorist Edward Lovett.

An exploration of objects collected during a 100 day sojourn in Istanbul.

A celebration of everyday objects and the stories they have to tell about our everyday lives.

Chinese artist Song Dong's installation is a moving portrait of family life – over 10,000 household possessions collected by his mother over five decades.

From nanotechnology to flea circuses, an evening exploration of the mind behind the mini and how contemplation, collection and control are central to our relationships with all things small.

A series of curated collections interpreting three key interior trend predictions for Spring Summer 2013.

A ceramic installation that tells a curiously dark tale inspired by an old collection of Entomology.

'Charmed Life: The solace of objects' is the result of the artist Felicity Powell’s engagement with a curious collection of 1400 amulets once carried by Londoners for luck or protection and assembled by the Edwardian amateur folklorist Edward Lovett.

Artist Sue Johnson returns to the Pitt Rivers to show fifteen new works inspired by images of familiar types of ethnographic and archaeological objects in the Pitt-Rivers’s collection.

The largest event of its kind in Europe, the Newark antiques and collectors fair has up to 4,000 stands.

Obsessionistas presents an exhibition of personal collections from across the staff and student community at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design.

How do the expectations of the collector and the aspiration of being collected impact on the output and role of the designer? A one day conference at The Design Museum in partnership with Kingston University.

Excellent exhibition designed by Simon Costin of the Museum of Folklore, featuring astonishingly vivid & expressive packaging, advertising, posters and labels, largely drawn from the personal collection of Maurice Evans.

A lifetime of glamour reflected in an iconic collection of diamonds, pearls, gemstones, historic jewels and storied gifts.

600 stalls of toys, trains and models at Britain's Biggest Toy Collectors Fair.

Garments and accessories from the personal collection of Daphne Guinness,one of today's most original fashion icons.