MA Museum Studies Exhibitions

MA Museum Studies Exhibition 2026

Craft, Healing and History draws inspiration from the legacy of the Arts and Crafts Movement, celebrating the belief that creativity and beauty enrich everyday life. Through basketry, needlework, music and making, the exhibition explores how working with natural materials supports wellbeing, care, and community.

The exhibition features work by artist Jenny Steele, alongside objects from the Dryad Collection, on loan from Leicester Museums and Galleries, and materials from the University of Leicester Archives and Special Collections.

The exhibition is curated by the MA Museum Studies students, 2025–2026

The exhibition can be seen in the David Wilson Library, University of Leicester, until September 2026. 

David Wilson Library: University Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH 

The Tree Museum

16 May 2025 – 30 Jan 2026

David Wilson Library, ground floor.

Curated by students from the MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies, The Tree Museum is an exhibition that explores the profound relationship between humans and trees.

It features work by contemporary artists Oto Hudec, whose piece The Floating Arboretum was shown in the Venice Biennale in 2024 and Melanie Rose, whose delicate drawings document some of the oldest trees in the UK. The exhibition also includes a curated selection of paintings on loan from Leicestershire County Council Collection, together with specimens from the University of Leicester Herbarium and a beautifully illustrated edition of 18th century naturalist John Evelyn's book on trees: Sylva, from the University's Special Collections.

The exhibition will be on show in the David Wilson Library, University of Leicester from 16 May 2025 to 30 January 2026.