# Personal Trinket Museums Nick Cave is Making a Museum of Sentimental Items of Arguable Importance By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-09-17 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nick-cave References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/09/nick-cave-museum-important-) & [wired](http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-09/10/museum-of-important-) Musician Nick Cave is curating your sentimental junk for the frankly named [Museum of Important Sh](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmatic-graffiti)*t. On the heels of the release of his semi-autobiographical fictional documentary 20,000 Days on Earth, the museum will be full of objects that are only deeply important, but only to the original owner. Nick Cave is spearheading the project along with film directors Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth in collaboration with production company Film4. Inspired by the film they all worked on together, the [Museum of Important Shit](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-of-memories) will exist online. To submit your own personal history, you need to log in with your [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-trending) account. People are encouraged to submit as many artefacts as they'd like and share their favorites from the collection. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personal Trinket Museums:** Creating online platforms for individuals to curate their sentimental objects and share their personal histories. - **Sentimental Object Curation:** Developing services that curate and showcase sentimental objects, allowing individuals to preserve and share their personal stories. - **Collaborative Digital Museums:** Collaborating with production companies and filmmakers to create digital museums that showcase unique personal artifacts. ### Who This Affects Most - **Digital Curation Platforms:** Building online platforms that enable individuals to curate and share their sentimental belongings, fostering a sense of connection and storytelling. - **Museum Services:** Providing services and technology for the curation, preservation, and display of sentimental objects in digital museums. - **Film Production:** Partnering with filmmakers and production companies to create innovative digital museum experiences that incorporate storytelling. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Decentralized Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arkive-museum.md) - [Memory-Based Virtual Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-of-memories.md) - [Playful Button-Focused Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beau-mccall.md) - [Cave-Inspired Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cave-bureau.md) - [Director-Celebrating Artful Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-of-tim-burton.md) - [Slaugherhouse-Transformed Unique Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anthropocene-museum.md) - [Futile Material Design Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/please-sit-for-an-alternate-ending.md) - [Cave-Enclosed Residency Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transhumances-iii.md) - [Felt-Made Novelty Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bourdon-street-chippy.md)