Make-up Museum

Famous works from the top professionals in the make-up field will be on display, as well as works from special make-up effects studios, rare photo collections and movie memorabilia. There is often an unprecedented collection of works from make-up history.

This year's museum will feature pieces from the Harry Potter films, provided by the series' make-up designer, Nick Dudman, who will also be a keynote speaker. Click here for details. The curator for this year's museum is Adrian Rigby, who takes over from longtime curator Cliff Wallace. 

A former postman for the United Kingdom’s Royal Mail, Rigby trained as a make-up artist in 1995 at Preston College in Lancashire. After taking one of Nick Dudman's short prosthetic make-up courses, Rigby got a job on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2001.

He continued to work for Dudman as a prosthetic make-up artist and wigmaker, through the final Harry Potter films. More recent work includes War Horse and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Rigby recently finished work for Mark Coulier’s Coulier Creatures, doing prosthetic make-up applications for the TV show Merlin. He also spent six months working on the upcoming zombie film World War Z.

To submit materials, contact Rigby via email (aderigby@facebook.com) or direct message on his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/aderigby).

The following people are expected to contribute to this year's museum: 

Nick Dudman
Duncan Jarman
Chris Lyons, Fangs FX
Richard Martin
Eugene Sushchyy
Peter Tindall  

Below: Museum pieces from IMATS London 2011 and 2010. Photos by Nick Wall.