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Museum from the Future

Sunday, June 3, 10:00am - 5:00pm. Late openning Friday and Saturday for gigs, talks and more
Repeats: 2 and 4, June

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Arts at the Old Fire Station
By: Elle Smith
The year is 2042. Discover the car: legendary machine that nearly ruined our planet – but didn’t because people like us kicked the petrol addiction.

Ever wonder how we achieved the sustainable society that we are lucky enough to live in now? Step back in time to 2012 to discover where it all began.

Introducing: ‘Museum from the Future’ a pop-up exhibition with real artefacts from the bygone motoring age, an interactive history of the downfall of the car, and a programme of events exploring Oxford’s role in the global transition to a post-oil, post-car world.

Featuring all your favorite bicycle technology such as bike-chariots, bike-cinema, bike-sound systems and more.

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  1. It’s 2042 & the great oil industries & corporations have collapsed after demand for oil far outstripped supply making capitalism & growth unviable! As the corporate world collapsed people began to go hungry! They ditched their cars years ago as they became impossibly uneconomical to run! People took to the streets on their bikes instead to get around! The problem now was that there were such vast oil shortages & the demand food production was unable to meet supply! In order to feed the huge global population a new way of producing food had to be found! For years American military scientist had been sitting on a far superior technology to oil which could so benefit everyone’s lives! They had the answer to free energy & the solution to feeding the worlds vast population! It was either that or facing a worldwide global conflict between the few haves & the many have nots! Too many people are now so desperate that in order to avoid global chaos the military scientists would have to divulge this new technology that they didn’t want you the public to know about… Free energy which is all around us! The humble bicycle was to prove to be a fantastic weapon in helping to bring down the huge oil barons! After 2012 people could no longer afford the rocketing fuel prices to run their cars! More & more people would take to their bicycles! In turn the oil barons put the charge onto shoppers who found they could no longer afford their shopping bills! As people began to go hungry the threat of revolution became global! Military scientist who were employed by the governments & the rich elite also had families to feed & realised that sitting on technology which could benefit everyone like nothing before was no longer an option! This would lead to the downfall of the greedy! Cars were now museum pieces & the humble bicycle was about to join them as flying saucers powered by free energy were now the new mode of transport! The humble bicycle is a means to an end!
    In 2042 at the grand old age of 77 I decide that I want to spend an evening down the pub with me mates in Brisbane, Australia! I live in the UK & have a flying saucer hovering above my house in Southend! I walk outside with my smart phone & think about my destination! My smart phone beams me up onto the saucer & programs the onboard computer & sets the coordinates for my destination & the trip begins! In less than a second I arrive at Brisbane! My smart phone beams me down onto the street outside a local bar & stays hovering above throughout my evenings drinking session! After my heavy drinking session I stumble out of the pub & onto the streets! I can barely stand up but my smart phone gets into action, beams me up onto my saucer & the onboard computer does the rest! I arrive safely at home in less than a second, get indoors & stick on the tv! There’s an interesting history documentary on about the pre runner, the motorcar! A film clip is shown of a man being stopped by police & breatherlised after drinking too much in the pub! Because he’s too drunk to drive he gets a hefty fine & loses his driving licence for a year! If your very drunk you can end up in prison for this offence! I’m so pleased we don’t have cars anymore! They were hard to drive & to drive one you had to acquire a driving licence by taking driving lessons & taking a test! They clogged up the roads & polluted the atmosphere, too! You don’t drive or pilot flying saucers & nor do you need a licence to operate one! The onboard computer pilots it for you! All you have to do is tap in your destination on your smart phone & beam up, have a few drinks & stick the hollogram on! As for drunken driving well that went out with the motorcar!
    Tomorrow I’m letting my 6 year old gradson use my saucer so he can go off & see his facebook mates in Toronto! He wants me to get him a saucer for his 7th birthday!

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