A funded pilot exhibition took place as part of the 'Curious' festival organised by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Six researchers presented images and objects from our research in a glass kiosk on The Moor in central Sheffield. Using a cabinet as a way to learn about the world goes back to the 16th and 17th centuries when men began displaying their collections of often odd and unusual objects in custom-made cabinets. Their collections showed the curiosity of the owners and, like material libraries, they also allowed others to learn about new and unfamiliar things. These 'cabinets of curiosities' brought together diverse knowledge into a single compact space: a university in miniature. The cabinet on the Moor and its contents invited passers by to stop for a moment, look, and think about our own collections and displays.
