subject: Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising 2 for 1 with TAKETWO! [print this page] On 19th August 2010, taketwo took a journey back in time with the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising. The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising presents a vast collection of items from consumer historian Robert Opie, who saw the need to record the history of the products around us.
Robert starting collecting at the age of sixteen with a packet of Munchies, he continued to build up his collection, which has now extended to aspects of daily life. From toys, magazines, technology, travel, souvenirs, fashion and design Robert believes that it is an essential collection of our own social history that is united to show us how far we have advanced.
From 1984 to 2001, the collection was housed in the Museum of Advertising and Packaging in Gloucester. In December 2005, the Museum moved to London with the aid of pi global who undertook fundraising and many other tasks including achieving charitable status in 2002. The Museum houses over 12,000 original items from the Robert Opie collection, featuring brands and packs, posters and adverts, fads and fashions, toys and games. Evocative and inspiring, it's an archive full of images and iconic brands.
The history of consumer culture is revealed through household products and shopping basket favourites in the time tunnel at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising. Visitors embark on a nostalgic journey through the museum that starts from the Victorian times and travels right through to the present day.
Customers discover how well loved brands evolved through their creative use of packaging and advertising and how we have evolved in our own society. Entry is 6.50 for adults, however you only pay for one when you taketwo with the taketwo 2 for 1 London voucher and guidebook.
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, 2 Colville Mews, Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill, London W11 2AR
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising 2 for 1 with TAKETWO!
