Memory Library

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A new pop-up museum exploring how art and technology can help celebrate memories, share stories and connect with one another comes to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard this November. Running from 14–21 November at Boathouse 5, the Memory Library will bring together people and communities with local and international artists for a free programme of contemporary art, film, workshops and immersive technology. Created by Portsmouth artist and creative director Thomas Buckley, Memory Library explores what happens to our stories as technology reshapes the way we live and communicate, and the importance of preserving the human experiences behind them. Thomas, an alumnus Fellow of the Royal Shakespeare Company, works across AR, VR, projection, theatre and immersive practice, exploring how emerging technologies can create new forms of connection. Throughout the project, visitors will be invited not simply to experience the work on display, but to contribute their own stories and memories too. One strand, Recollect Together, will create opportunities for people who might otherwise never meet to sit down and talk, bringing those from different communities together to share experiences, memories an

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Date

Saturday, 14 November 2026

Start time

12:00

Venue

Portsmouth

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