The Tiny Museum of Miniature Objects

Cecilia wanted to be a curator. Open her own museum or gallery. But she didn't have the money, or the location, and she had nothing to put in it.

So, instead, she opened The Tiny Museum of Miniature Objects.
She built it out of cardboard and painted it by hand. It was quite small, but really quite something. The advantage being, of course, that she could make it look however she wanted. Every curator's dream. She kept it simple, for simplicity lends itself rather well to the exhibition of objects of whatever the size. White walls, 'marble' floors, and grand high ceilings that let lots of light in (because they weren't there).  She carefully selected the objects she wished to showcase, even creating minuscule plaques giving the visitor some informative and thought-provoking details on each piece. Then, when it was ready to be unveiled, she sent round invitations announcing the opening night.

Whilst you'd have expected that the name of the museum would have given some kind of a clue, people were none the less a little flummoxed to find themselves staring into what was essentially a cardboard box filled with a handful of knick-knacks. The atmosphere was slightly tense, as it often is in the room of a new exhibition where no-one understands the work, but everyone is keen to pretend to. But after a while, the visitors started to warm to the Tiny Museum of Miniature Objects. Using the magnifying glasses provided, they were able to read the plaques next to each object and learn, for example, that the sad-looking blue-painted porcelain cat had been found in a flea-market in central France, and was one of a pair; or that the rather plain looking stone came from a Northern-English beach on a grim December's day. They noticed the care with which the objects had been presented, put on display, and the simplistic genius of the architecture. The Tiny Museum of Miniature Objects received a glowing appraisal in the local art review, and with the admission fee of 10p a look, Cecilia was soon able to expand outside (if you'll excuse the pun) of the box, and host a whole number of new exhibitions including an installation her friend made out of matchsticks and a piece of performance art by a hairy brown spider.