1980s Retro Xmas at the Museum

Join us for a blast from the past!

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Poster for the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Organisers Sarah Green on right, Jim Moore centre, and Fiona Moore celebrate the opening of the Retro 1980s Exhibition
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
1980s Albums: Note the "Best of Doors" (their best-selling album) was released in 1985 in spite of the death of Jim Morrison 14 years earlier.
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Crediton CND banner (back left) and a Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy towel (back right)
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Timeline of events:1980 to 1989
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Some of the local photographs on display plus the hands-on play/browse table
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
1980s Technology
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
The Home Computer Revolution: Clive Sinclair's ZX81 & Spectrum, BBC Micro, Atari, Game-Boy and others
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
The Golden Age of Video Games: the evolution of graphics
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
From Royal Weddings to "When the Wind Blows"
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Films & TV - remember the test card?
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
The plasma ball (bottom right) was a great hit with children
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Multi-Media: from vinyl LPs and tapes to CDs (DVDs didn't come out until the 90s)
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Popular board games: A Question of Sport; Trivial Pursuits & Dungeons & Dragons
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Girly toys: My Little Pony & Care Bears
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Toys for the boys: Transformers & Lego
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Our memory board: How was it for you?
Photograph of the 1980s Exhibition staged at Crediton Museum in 2013
Our 12ft Xmas tree!

The fun started on Saturday 30th November when we opened our doors and lit up the Christmas tree! We had over 100 people visit on our first day including over 20 children. It was great to see so many people of all ages enjoying the mixture of fun and nostalgia.

The exhibition focused on the 1980s and featured fashion, games, toys and technologies from the era, together with a selection of archive photographs from local clubs and schools and a timeline of national and international milestones.

The slides above and this Facebook video (courtesy of Fiona & Jim Moore) give a glimpse of the exhibition for those of you who couldn't make it.