Past Exhibitions & Projects

An exhibition exploring how illustrators from European folklore and fiction have brought to life fictional characters who are orphaned, adopted, fostered or found.

Children from Great Ormond Street Hospital created an animation describing the process of dialysis through to a kidney transplant.

Young people from Holborn Community Association made a documentary exploring identity.

Students from Central Saint Martins made jewellery and art in response to the story of the Foundling Hospital.

Illustration & Visual Media students from London College of Communication made objects in response to the story of the Foundling Hospital.

Curated by Professor Lynda Nead, this major exhibition explored the myth and reality of the 'fallen woman' in Victorian Britain through artworks and archival documents.

This exhibition investigated the rich tradition of decorative plasterwork, from the Rococo splendour of the Foundling Hospital Court Room, to the contemporary designs of master craftsman Geoffrey Preston.

26 writers were paired with 26 objects for a special display exploring the Foundling Hospital story.

Award-winning composer Luke Styles created a new Foundling Anthem as the Museum’s first Composer-in-Residence.

This exhibition revealed how babies and children inspired modernist sculptor Jacob Epstein, and explores his unconventional family life in Bloomsbury.

Children from Great Ormond Street Hospital created rosettes with messages of hope and their wishes for their future.

Students and lecturers from the Jewellery Design course at Central Saint Martins developed new work exploring the Museum's Collections