Future Artifacts: Rethinking Today’s Objects – An M21D x MODA Co-Lab

What will people in the future think about the objects we use today?

Imagine walking through a museum in the year 2124. What everyday objects will be on display? A gas-powered car? A barbecue grill? A smartphone? Will they still exist, or will climate change and new technologies transform them into something entirely different?

In this hands-on, drop-in workshop, you’ll:

• Choose an object—bring your own or pick from our collection.

• Jump in an imaginary time machine and see yourself in 2124.

• Now, write a museum label that describes and explains the object you chose as it is used today and that reimagines its future.

• Get creative! Draw, design, and reinvent objects to better fit the world of tomorrow.

Will you turn a car into a pedal-powered community transporter? A trash can into a self-cleaning recycler? The future is in your hands! Join MODA and M21D in the MODA galleries and leave your mark—because museums don’t just document history, they shape the future. Have questions about this program? Reach out to Felicia at felicia@museumofdesign.org.