For the first time, members of the public are invited to get hands-on and explore the Museum of Youth Culture’s archives during a series of open-archive exhibitions running from Friday 13th October to Sunday 16th October 12-6pm.

For three days, South- East London artist, Sal Pittman will re-archive the Museum of Youth Culture, inviting the public to walk through a journey of youth in Britain found in slides and objects from the archives. Mixing digital and analogue, contemporary with history, this re-imagining will invite new perspectives to documented histories. For the first time our collections will be unlocked and doors opened as we invite the public to physically interact with our youth culture heritage. Peering through plan-chests, opening unexpected doors, Threshold reimagines the museum archive as an exploratory work-in-progress.

Threshold is a three-day archive installation and collaboration between Sal Pittman of Klanghaus and Museum of Youth Culture. Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund and with thanks to National Lottery Players, the exhibition is funded as part of the project ‘Object Lessons: Youth Culture Takes Shape’ exploring what it means to represent youth culture through physical objects alone.

Guests will be brought into an immersive ‘night at the museum’ exploring some of the 100,000 slides through vintage projections, soundscape and archival video.

Threshold features an immersive soundtrack by Joe Egg, (Duckie London DJ and filmmaker) involving a subculture mix alongside ethereal sound clipping inspired by hauntological youth culture memories.

The Museum of Youth Culture archive reflects life’s biggest moments from different decades with one theme in common – Threshold asks the question, which path will we leave the safety of our bedrooms to discover to the wider world? What is the intrigue of doorways that lead us to the unknown? Do you hold back or go straight in?

‘Threshold’ -Museum of Youth Culture’s from Friday 13th October to Sunday 16th October at 47-49 Durham St London, Se11 5JA.

12-6pm Daily