Spiceworld: The Exhibition is a touring museum exhibition displaying a collection of around 5,000 Spice Girls memorabilia and merchandise owned by Liz West,[1][2] the Guinness World Record holder for the largest collection of Spice Girls memorabilia.[3] The exhibition was launched at Cusworth Hall in Doncaster, England, and has since appeared at museums across the UK, including the Leeds City Museum, Tower Museum and the Watford Colosseum.
| Type | Museum exhibition |
|---|---|
| Theme | Spice Girls |
| Website | spicegirlscollection |
Exhibition contents and history
editSpiceworld: The Exhibition displays a collection of around 5,000 Spice Girls costumes, footwear, merchandise and memorabilia.[1][2] It includes outfits the group wore in live performances and concert tours, including several customised platform shoes,[4] as well as a "Sporty Spice" tracksuit contributed by Spice Girl Melanie C.[5] It also includes an extensive range of Spice Girls merchandise.[6] The interactive exhibition allows visitors to sing karaoke, dress up as the Spice Girls, and design a Spice Girls album cover.[7]
The exhibition was first launched at the Cusworth Hall in Doncaster, England, in 2008.[8] West's collection was not displayed in its entirety until the exhibition opened at the Leeds City Museum in 2011. It received almost 50,000 visitors at the Leeds City Museum, making it the best-attended exhibition in the museum's history.[9]
Locations
edit| Museum | Location | Date[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Cusworth Hall[8] | Doncaster, England | January–April 2008 |
| Clifton Park and Museum | Rotherham, England | June–September 2008 |
| Leeds City Museum[9] | Leeds, England | January–June 2011 |
| Tower Museum[11] | Derry, Northern Ireland | August–November 2012 |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum[12] | London, England | March–June 2015 |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum[13] | Blackpool, England | March–June 2016 |
| Watford Colosseum[4] | Watford, England | July–August 2016 |
References
edit- ^ a b Youngs, Ian (25 October 2013). "Liz West: An artist with extra Spice". BBC News. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ a b Smith, Adair (5 May 2016). "SPICEWORLD: THE EXHIBITION". V. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Largest collection of Spice Girls memorabilia". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b Carballo, Charlie (4 May 2016). "'Spiceworld: The Exhibition' Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Spice Girls Shoe Style And More". Footwear News. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Bond, Nick (16 September 2015). "WE SPEAK TO THE OWNER OF WORLD'S BIGGEST SPICE GIRLS MERCHANDISE COLLECTION". Attitude. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Muller, Marissa G. (24 April 2015). "TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SPICE GIRLS MERCH COLLECTION". MTV News. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Wright, Hermione (2 February 2011). "Leeds Spice Girls exhibition: Is it what we really really want?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Girl power spices up museum exhibition". The Yorkshire Post. 25 January 2008. ProQuest 335474174. Retrieved 18 April 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b "Spice Girls exhibition: doors close on record-breaking display". BBC News. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Past exhibitions". spicegirlscollection.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Spice Girls expo coming to Derry". Derry Journal. 10 August 2012. ProQuest 1033177452. Retrieved 18 April 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Miles, Tina (1 April 2015). "Spice Girl Mel C's sporty gear goes on show at exhibition". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Cryer, Anna (12 January 2016). "Spice up your life with trip to pop exhibition". Blackpool Gazette. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.