This summer, the Willis Museum & Sainsbury Gallery brings together more than 200 objects and artworks to take visitors on a journey back to the decade of Britpop, Cool Britannia, Pokémon, Power Rangers and dial-up internet. The Nineties are back to life - as if!
From Teletubbies to Trainspotting, Lara Croft to The Spice Girls, I Grew Up 90s celebrates a decade defined by creativity, optimism and unforgettable pop culture moments. Visitors can revisit toys, games, fashion, films, music and television shows that shaped a generation, and even test their skills on a retro arcade machine featuring classics like Tetris, Tekken, Street Fighter, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
The exhibition is curated by cultural historian and curator Matt Fox, capturing the sights, sounds and spirit of the 1990s.
“Those that grew up 30 years ago in the 1990s – before smart phones, social media or reality TV – can genuinely state that life was very different then.” Fox says. “I Grew Up 90s is a time capsule of that era, seen through the eyes of those who lived it as children and teenagers.”
The exhibition is a chance to relive playground crazes, rediscover music and TV milestones and remember the moments that made the 90s unforgettable. Come and visit with the whole family and get ready to say on repeat “I remember that!”
