Spiceworld: The Exhibition is a touring museum exhibition displaying a collection of around 5,000 Spice Girls memorabilia and merchandise owned by Liz West, the Guinness World Record holder for the largest collection of Spice Girls memorabilia. The exhibition was launched at Cusworth Hall in Doncaster, England, and has since appeared at museums across the UK, including the Leeds City Museum, Tower Museum and the Watford Colosseum.
Exhibition contents and history Spiceworld: The Exhibition displays a collection of around 5,000 Spice Girls costumes, footwear, merchandise and memorabilia. It includes outfits the group wore in live performances and concert tours, including several customised platform shoes, as well as a "Sporty Spice" tracksuit contributed by Spice Girl Melanie C. It also includes an extensive range of Spice Girls merchandise. The interactive exhibition allows visitors to sing karaoke, dress up as the Spice Girls, and design a Spice Girls album cover.
The exhibition was first launched at the Cusworth Hall in Doncaster, England, in 2008. West's collection was not displayed in its entirety until the exhibition opened at the Leeds City Museum in 2011. It received almost 50,000 visitors at the Leeds City Museum, making it the best-attended exhibition in the museum's history.
Locations Museum Location Date Cusworth Hall Doncaster, England January–April 2008 Clifton Park and Museum Rotherham, England June–September 2008 Leeds City Museum Leeds, England January–June 2011 Tower Museum Derry, Northern Ireland August–November 2012 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum London, England March–June 2015 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum Blackpool, England March–June 2016 Watford Colosseum Watford, England July–August 2016
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