Cabinet of Curiosities

In the 2025-26 academic year, the IAS began inviting Residential Fellows to bring along an artefact / image along with them when arriving to Loughborough, to help us curate a 'Cabinet of Curiosities' in International House. We are also photographing each section of the cabinet to maintain a digtial archive of these items.

An egyptian artwork
Dr Sara Shaker - August 2025
Stickers and flags for Neither Imprisoned Nor Dead, a feminist campaign that works in the field of communication and advocacy for the right to abortion in Brazil.
Dr Bibiana Oliveira Serpa - September 2025
Dice of different numbered sides
Dr David William Braithwaite - October 2025
A black sweatshirt with orange lettering
Dr Andrea Pérez Fernández - November 2025
A fabric bag and hand drawn comic page
Dr Gemma Sou - January 2026
A metal tin to place memories in
Dr Mario Panico - February 2026
A photo and soft toy for the 2032 olymopic and paralymic games in Brisbane
Dr Amelia Carr - March 2026
Colourful cubes with faces on, satirical postcards and a childs drawing of the Nepal flag
Sumit Dugar - April 2026
A flag, postcard and bag from Port Hardcourt in Nigeria
Dr Ashley Ajumoke Stewart - April 2026
A cap, postcards and necklaces
Dr Robert Emmett Alexander - May 2026
A small model of the Golden Gate bridge
Professor Mark Bevir - May 2026
Two soft toys from Bond University and a plaque from Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast
Professor Danny O’Brien - June 2026