Everyone brings one harmless artifact from a questionable era: an old accessory, a doomed purchase, or a screenshot printed like a museum label. Keep it affectionate and opt-in.
Before guests arrive
- Ask for opt-in, harmless artifacts and prohibit stories involving unwilling third parties.
- Prepare consistent exhibit labels with title, date, medium, and curator note.
- Create a clear gallery path with enough space around fragile objects.
The three moments
Write museum labels
Each card needs a title, date, medium, and two-sentence curatorial note written with total seriousness.
Open the gallery
Give guests stickers to mark the exhibit that is Most Historically Important and Hardest to Explain.
Host the curator talks
Each contributor gets one minute to explain the cultural conditions that led to the decision.
Host-ready schedule
Your run of show
0:00
Give curators ten minutes to install and label their exhibits.
0:15
Open the gallery for silent viewing and sticker voting.
0:40
Invite one-minute curator talks in gallery order.
1:00
Reveal the audience awards and take a final collection photo.