The current great moment in world history on display at the Museum of Miniature Found Objects commemorates the moment on 2 January 1492, when Abu 'abd-Allah Muhammed XII, the final Moorish ruler of Granada, looked across his beloved city and the magnificent Alhambra palace for the last time, as he and his family moved south into exile. Grief-stricken by his banishment, the rocky prominence on which he stopped for this last view is know as el último suspiro del Moro (the Moor's last sigh).

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Found objects:

= blue glass faceted star: 6.20pm, Monday 5 September 2011, Fairholt Road, north London;

= blue/green glass faceted earring: 11.28am, Sunday 23 September 2012, Dunsmure Road, north London;

= clear glass faceted button: 2.33pm, Sunday 19 August 2012, Fairholt Road, north London;

= gold stars: 11.02am, Saturday 24 February 2012, Queen Elizabeth's Walk, north London;

= green faceted plastic teardrop: 1.02pm, Monday 28 May 2012, entrance to Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, central London;

= hairclip with green glass pattern: 4.41pm, Sunday 29 July 2012; Forest Gate tube station, east London;

= large blue plastic floral shape: 7.31pm, Saturday 20 October 2012; Wilderton Road, north London;

= large red plastic faceted bead: 1.37pm, Friday 23 February 2012, corner of Broad Lane and Fountayne Road, north London;

= multi-coloured star-shaped hairclip: 1.17pm, Tuesday 15 May 2012, Highbury Pool, north London;

= purple faceted square crystal button: 6.20pm, Monday 5 September 2012, Fairholt Road, north London;

= purple metallic snowflake: 6.54pm, Thursday  25 July 2012, De Beauvoir Square, north London;

= red hairclip: 6.04pm, Friday 22 June 2012, Holloway Road, north London;

= silver metal star: 10.27am, Friday 29 July 2011, Lyne Crescent, east London; 

= small blue plastic floral shape: 9.46pm, Sunday 21 July 2012, Euston Road, north London;

= small metallic bubble bead: 5.28pm, Thursday 31 July 2012, Fairholt Road, north London;

= small metallic faceted bead: 6.30pm, Monday 23 July 2012, Manor House tube station, north London;

= small silver metal bead: 11.24am, Thursday 14 July 2011, Old Street, central London;

= twisted copper ring: 8.51am, Tuesday 9 August 2011, Earls Court Road, west London.

It's a Bird

As part of the ongoing Festival of Film and the Found Object, the Museum of Miniature Found Objects was delighted to host an evening of stop-frame animation on Saturday. The event showcased a selection of films in which found objects were used to explore issues of identity formation in the twentieth century. The programme was greatly appreciated, with Charles Bowers' It's a Bird (1930) regarded by many as a profound insight into the West's dislocation of self. The evening ended with a spirited session led by Ludmilla Pomodoro (Keeper of Collections), in which a lively discussion ensued on how this has fed into the current global economic crisis and destabilised an already shaky sense of identity.

To enlarge It's a Bird, double click on the image. For forthcoming screenings, check the museum's listing for events in the Marsala Potts Ballroom.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is delighted to announce the exciting new exhibit, 'Great Moments in World History'. On display in the entrance foyer, this cabinet will feature a historic moment, curated from the museum's collection. Extensively researched and carefully crafted, there will also be a series of evening talks over the course of the month, exploring key aspects of that month's historic moment. The inaugural historic moment, on display here, depicts the Tudor boy king of England, Edward VI, at play with his whipping boy Barnaby Fitzpatrick, son of the Baron of Upper Ossory, on their first morning of lessons together. Details of the forthcoming series of talks are available from the booking office in the entrance foyer.

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Found objects:

= black plastic bow: 10.41am, Thursday 9 June 2011, Liverpool Road, north London;

= hairclip with black fabric bow: 12.13pm, Saturday 28 January 2012, Queen Elizabeth's Road, north London;

= Pokémon (large): 1.26pm, Tuesday 9 August 2011, Highbury Corner, north London;

= Pokémon (small): 1.23pm, Tuesday 9 August 2011, Highbury Corner, north London;

= red plastic golf ball: 10.15am, Friday 21 September 2012, Lordship Road, north London;

= red plastic heart: 11.11am, Saturday 28 May 2011, Lordship Terrace, north London.