The Museum of Miniature Found Objects would like to remind visitors of the forthcoming Hythe-Gommerly lecture, 'Auto Cataloguing: Critical Tipping Points'. Mrs Beryl van Buren, Keeper of Collections, will be delivering this inaugural lecture in the DigiLab at 1.10pm on Wednesday 14 October. Mrs van Buren has a long-standing interest in collection management systems, having worked closely with the Museum of Sporting Impedimenta in Honolulu over many years. It is anticipated the talk will be popular and visitors are advised to arrive in good time, in order to be sure of getting a seat.

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Found objects:
= gold stars: 9.06am, Thursday 26 January 2016, Gare d'Orléans, France.

At a gala dinner yesterday evening at the Rivoli Rooftop Bistro, there were gasps of delighted surprise when the winning entry for the Poupette Memorial was unveiled. In a surprise last-minute entry, E. Edge Builders swept the floor with their ground-breaking and playful design. The sculpture is not of Poupette, but rather, the olive that brought about her untimely end. Seated inside the large-scale olive, named Poupette's Last Thoughts, visitors experience the soundscape of her mind in her final moments. When asked about this new direction in their work, E. Edge Builders responded, "We refuse to be pigeonholed!"

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Found objects:
= Miffy: 4.36pm, Friday 23 August 2019, Broad Avenue, Cirencester;
= metal badge: 1.32pm, Friday 21 September 2012, Martello Street, Hackney, London.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is delighted to announce the forthcoming Hythe-Gommerly Lecture Series, held in memory of the first Director, Sir Gideon Hythe-Gommerly. Sir Gideon had the honour of opening the museum's doors to the public on 16 January 1759. A great innovator of his time, one of Hythe-Gommerly's many claims to fame was the first recorded use of a portable moustache guard. He was set upon while making his way to his home in the nearby Gray's Inn Road, late one evening. He successfully fought off his attacker, using the guard, but sadly the man (known as Midget Jack) died of his wounds. Hythe-Gommerly generously paid his funeral expenses to prevent the shame of a pauper's funeral falling on Midget Jack's family. The inaugural lecture will be given by Mrs Beryl van Buren, Keeper of Collections, in the DigiLab at 1.10pm on Wednesday 14 October.

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Found objects:
= blue cowboy hats: 4.12pm, 16 August 2014, Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia;

= Girl Guides’ toymaker badges: 9.56am, Sunday 3 November 2019, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington, north London.

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects was deeply concerned to receive reports that a school party from Taipei had gone missing whilst visiting the museum on Tuesday morning. A thorough search of the premises was conducted. The MMFO is happy to announce the party was located on Wednesday morning, tired and hungry but safe, in a disused wing at the museum. Mr Nestor Bronkofiev and a missing umbrella were also found in the same wing, closed in 1941 due to bomb damage from enemy action during the Blitz (when an invaluable collection of Victorian flea circus equipment was sadly lost). To prevent further incidents, the MMFO has redesigned the map of the museum, and its new, simplified form will guide visitors safely and easily around the museum. Copies are now available from the Museum Gift Shop.