In an exciting new venture, the Museum of Miniature Found Objects has carried out its first curatorial exchange with the Musée du Bricolage in Bordeaux. The French curators Didier Fardeau, Camille Cambrioleur and Gaspard Legrand have been working with the MMFO's collection over the past month. Drawing on their expertise they have created this thought-provoking installation, Le lèche-vitrine, currently on display in the main foyer. The French team will be leading a series of tours throughout the coming week, examining the MMFO's collection from the perspective of bricolage. Further details and times are available from the Museum Gift Shop.

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Found objects:

= black beads on silver bracelet: 3.32pm, Wednesday 29 June 2016, Granary Square, King’s Cross;

= gold bell: 8.16am, Wednesday 16 March 2016, Lordship Road, north London;
= gold chocolate coin: 11.47am, Wednesday 30 November 2011, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern;
= gold star broach, 11.13am, Wednesday 24 May 2017, Junction Road, north London;
= pearl pins, 6.23pm, Wednesday 18 February 2015, Yoakley Road, north London;
= plastic soldiers: 4.47pm, Wednesday 24 July 2013, Thames Path (south), under Lambeth Bridge;
= red button: 7.58pm, Wednesday October 2nd 2014, Oxford Street, central London;
= red hair bobbles: 9.48am, Wednesday 14 December 2011, Clarence Road, Hackney.

The mysterious reappearance of the Byzantine earring 'The Empress's Tears' continues to puzzle the Museum of Miniature Found Objects. Traces of the same jam (raspberry: Ruby Beauty variety) were found at the main entrance of the museum (pictured). The trail led to the Montague Place entrance of the British Museum. The van Buren XpressWay and west entrance of the MMFO were clean, with no evidence of the jam being found at either point. As the Forensics Team has no jurisdiction within the British Museum, urgent assistance from their counterparts in the British Museum has been requested. Further bulletins will be issued.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is delighted to announce the return of the famous Byzantine earring known as 'The Empress's Tears'. This much-loved object was stolen from the museum in 2012 in the course of a violent ram raid, which severely damaged the museum entrance and led to its temporary closure. Mysteriously, the object was found inside a plain brown envelope at the cash desk in the Museum Gift Shop, on Monday morning. The package contained only the earring, though the museum's Forensics Team are investigating the jam smears on the corner of the envelope.

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Found object:

= earring: 10.02pm, Monday 23 July 2012, junction of Downs Park Road and Pembury Road, east London.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is delighted to announce the successful completion of a portrait of the miniature cows in pasture in the Great Court, by noted society portraitist, Billy van Buren (no relation). This is in celebration of the success in breeding this miniature herd, to be named Stott's Marvels, in honour of the Victorian entrepreneur, Bartholomew Stott. The portrait's unveiling will take place today at 2 o'clock, in the Marsala Potts Gallery. All are welcome.

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Found objects:
= lead cows: 11.42am, Wednesday 23 May 2012, Junction Road, north London.