Museum of Miniature Found Objects

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.