The Museum of Miniature Found Objects regrets to announce the Conversation Saloon is temporarily closed. A number of users reported they found the interactive experience to be unpleasant, with the Saloon asking insensitive and overly intrusive questions. A party of Canadians visiting from Ontario described the tone of the Saloon as 'aggressive'. The temporary closure will enable museum IT staff to reprogramme the Saloon. The MMFO would like to apologise to visitors for any unpleasantness they may have experienced during their visit to the Conversation Saloon.

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Found object:
= false teeth: 3.42pm, Tuesday 17 March 2015, steps of the Peninsula Hong Kong.

As reported in the media, the Museum of Miniature Found Objects has satisfactorily concluded negotiations with the Union of Curatorial & Educational Staff (UC&ES) over the current smoking ban at the MMFO, and strike action has ended. The Board of Trustees has now established an agreement with the Pipe Smokers Guild of Great Britain, and in future curators will take their smoking breaks at the Guild's Head Office in Loaf Lane, near the museum.

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Found objects:
= miniature eggs with faces: 11.15am, Easter Sunday, April 2014, harbour front, Rødvig, Denmark.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is delighted to announce the Conversation Saloon opened on Saturday, with queues stretching the length of the Rodchenko Foyer and beyond, as far as the Samarkand Staircase, as visitors waited to enter the Saloon and enjoy an interactive conversation. Special guests from the Pipe Smokers' Guild of Great Britain were thrilled to be the first to experience the conversational arts of the Saloon.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is delighted to present the second in the series of interviews with staff. This week the MMFO talks to Sandie Muffins, Researcher at the Horology Pod:

MMFO: What keeps you busy at the MMFO?

SM: I look after all the time pieces, from pocket watches to sundials. Most days you’ll find me with a watch maker's magnifier wedged in my eye, as the parts I work with are very, very small. At the moment I'm busy organising a travelling exhibition of timepieces, and first stop is Gdansk, then it's on to Mexico City and Belize.

MMFO: Which of your achievements at the MMFO are you most proud of?

SM: Winning the van Buren Golden Orb for our display of dwarf sundials – most definitely! We'd installed a weather simulator in the gallery so people could feel the full effect, and we made sure we had a supply of umbrellas handy!

MMFO: What does the future hold for you?

SM: I'd love to link up with the British Museum for an exhibition, as I know we've lots in common – they haven't returned my calls yet, but I'm sure they will!

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Found objects:
= badge: 12.56pm, Thursday 23 October 2014, Gower Street, London;
= metal ovals: 9.36am, Thursday 20 October 2011, Woodberry Down, Manor House, London.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects regrets to announce a further reduction in museum services, with this afternoon's event, 'Wind in the Cracks: Sounds from Underneath', being cancelled. In addition to striking curators, the MMFO Forensics Team and resident pâtissiers have elected to join the picket line at the entrance to the museum. Numbers have also increased with curators from the Pitt Rivers Museum and the National Archives arriving to support the picket line. However, the MMFO strenuously denies recent media reports of curators engaging in angry scuffles with the police, and objects being thrown at staff continuing to report for duty at the museum. Negotiations continue with the Union of Curatorial & Educational Staff (UC&ES).