Event

NMRD Make History

20 Sep 2014

Regular hours

Saturday
10:00 – 18:00

Cost of entry

Free

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National Museum of Roller Derby: Make History 20 September 2014, 11am—6pm NN, Number Nine Guildhall Rd, Northampton NN1 1DP Calling all roller derby leagues! Become part of the official history of roller derby by donating items to the NMRD at NN. Bring your team shirts, old flyers, zines and other paraphernalia that illustrates the rapid development of the sport in the UK over the past 7 years. Roller derby encourages empowering alter egos through skate names and personas. The real world is left outside; all that matters is what happens on the track. Ellie Harrison (aka Ch£apSkate), an artist and skater with Glasgow Roller Derby, established the National Museum of Roller Derby (NMRD) during her residency at Glasgow Women's Library in 2012. The two Northamptonshire roller derby leagues, the Shoetown Slayers and Vendetta Vixens, have helped select the exhibits from the NMRD alongside Ellie Harrison and Catherine Hemelryk, the curator of the project and skater with London Rockin' Rollers. Many of the exhibits illustrate the grass roots and creative nature of the sport and the impact it has had on the lives of the skaters. T: 01604 638944 E: info@nncontemporaryart.org W: www.nncontemporaryart.org

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