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Due to the recent discovery of the late medieval mural fragment in the Palm Court Tea Rooms, the Museum of Miniature Found Objects regrets to announce a further delay to its new dining experience, 'Inside the Gastrodome: The Interglacial Palate'. When interviewed by Ida Billinge for The Londoner about Town, Master Chef Alejandra Bacalao said, "I'm super excited about my new menu. It's based on small plates, a mélange of tastes and textures, topped off with some twists unique to the MMFO." When pressed for more details by Billinge, Bacalao replied, "I don't want to give too much away at this stage, but I will say this: Stott's Marvels!"

*Please note, above is a preview of the restored Edwardian stained glass in the Smoking Cubicle.
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Found objects:

= filigree metal heart: 5.59pm, Saturday 18 June 2011, Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, east London;
= gold buckle: 1.23pm, Tuesday 12 July 2011, St Peter's Gate, Nottingham;

= large filigree teardrop earring: 5.57pm, Monday 25 August 2012, Broad Lane, north London;
= metal earring with raised pattern: 1.07pm, Sunday 10 February 2013, Clarence Road, east London;

= pearl set in twisted silver ring: 7.56pm, Wednesday 15 March 2017, Kitchener Road, east London;
= pink plastic crystal: 7.43am, Friday 9 February 2018, Rathbone Place, central London;
= silver bows inset with diamonds: 10.49am, Wednesday 11 February 2015, Cricketfield Road, east London;
= silver knot inset with crystals: 4.56pm, Monday 11 April 2016, Copenhagen Street, north London;
= small filigree wheel: 9.38am, Thursday 24 December 2015, Aberdeen airport, Aberdeen;
= square metal floral grouping: 7.42pm, Friday 15 April 2016, Preston bus station, Preston.

A thrilling discovery has taken place at the Museum of Miniature Found Objects. Works are currently under way to enlarge the Palm Court Tea Rooms and on Thursday, while removing wallpaper and mortar from the Grade II-listed wall, workmen uncovered a fragment of an image moulded into the plaster below (see above). It is believed to be a portion of a mural of King Henry V, gathered with his court to receive the blessing of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the eve of Henry's departure for the Battle of Agincourt. Xavier Grosz-Custigan, art specialist and curator, described the work as being 'of enormous importance and significance'. The wall is the sole remnant of the fourteenth-century palace that formerly stood on the site. The MMFO is working with Gladdest-Boyes-Bedde Architects to incorporate this exciting find into the design for the enlarged tearooms.

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Found objects:

= gold Christmas bauble: 6.07pm, Monday 5 September 2016, top deck of 341 bus, north London;

= brass pipe joint: 6.37pm, Sunday 9 December 2012, Lordship Road, north London;

= purple grape container: 5.37pm, Monday 12 August 2013, Woodberry Down, north London.

On Friday the Museum of Miniature Found Objects received the Vitoria Hair Institute's report on the alleged link between the Anti-Forgery Auto Compactor (AFAC) and hair regrowth, after an incident involving an apprentice curator and the AFAC at the museum. After rigorous testing, the link was found to be genuine. Of the sixty-four bald volunteers, forty-nine were found to be experiencing hair regrowth after being exposed to the AFAC (modified to avoid damage to volunteers' heads). The MMFO is now in consultation with hair specialist Dr Ebbing von Schutter, and further updates will be available shortly.

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Found objects:

= blue plastic label (man-shaped): 11.10am, Thursday 24 November 2011, Holloway Road, north London;

= chess pawn: 1.47pm, Saturday 15 September 2018, Hullasey Farm, Tarlton, Gloucestershire;

= plastic dice: 7.56pm, Monday 14 December 2015, Stroud Green Road, north London.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is proud to present a still from Alexander Rodchenko's 1927 film Moscow: Lost and Found. Sadly this film now exists only in descriptions and in this recently rediscovered film still. The film garnered considerable acclaim at the time for its innovative camera technique and theme. The film's narrative is simple: in the summer of 1927 a group of Komsomolets gather daily in Pushkin Square. Their work and studies finished for the day, they begin their ramble through the city. Essentially the film is a hymn to a rapidly changing Moscow, 10 years after the Revolution. The young men and women stroll, flirt and explore their city, and in the course of their wanderings encounter a number of found objects, each of which tells its own story. In honour of Moscow: Lost and Found, the MMFO has renamed the main entrance the Rodchenko Foyer.

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Found objects:

= clear plastic baubles: 2.34pm, Tuesday 14 August 2018, women's changing rooms, Highbury Pool, north London;

= gold plastic cover: 1.38pm, Tuesday 18 September 2018, women's changing rooms, Highbury Pool, north London;

= grey tyre: 11.24am, Thursday 14 July 2011, Old Street, central London;
= metal oval: 9.36am, Thursday 20 October 2011, Woodberry Down, north London;
= silver plastic wheel: 7.24pm, Tuesday 23 April 2013, Woodberry Down, north London.