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Opening Saturday 20th June – I Grew up 80s

Location: Northampton Museum & Art Gallery

Date(s): Saturday 20 June - Sunday 10 October 2026

Cost: Free

Cabbage Patch Kids doll with bright orange yarn hair in pigtails, wearing a teal dress, holding a tag and displayed with adoption papers.

Take a trip back in time with the nostalgia-filled exhibition, I Grew Up 80s.

You’ll explore the cultural landscape of 1980’s Britain through the eyes of a child – revisiting the colourful vibrancy and innovation that defined the decade. From Betamax to BMX, Dirty Dancing to Donkey Kong, the Thompson Twins to Transformers.

I Grew Up 80s is a lovingly curated time capsule of over two-hundred treasures that showcase the youthful exuberance of the much-loved decade. Collector and cultural commentator Matt Fox has devoted himself to exploring a 1980s childhood through the iconic objects of a decade in which so much changed.