Awards

We are honoured that in its short lifetime Oculi Mundi has been recognised for its innovation and design.

In 2023, the beta of Oculi Mundi received the Bronze Award in Art & Design at the European Design Awards. A year later, we received the Gold Jury Award and Gold Popular Vote Award in the Arts & Culture category at The Lovie Awards 2024.

In 2025, the Oculi Mundi podcast WHAT'S YOUR MAP? won Gold in Education category at the British Podcast Awards.

Photograph of David (second from left) and Emily (centre) from Whistledown collecting the award for GOLD at the British Podcast Awards 2025

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What has emerged through the development of Oculi Mundi has been fascinating, humbling, and joyful. Unexpected connections have surfaced with makers, artists, schools, and museums around the world. My own understanding of the collection has shifted, not because I found more answers, but because I encountered better questions and new ways of creating that I never knew to be possible.”

- Helen Sunderland-Cohen

Ex Carta

Ex Carta is a celebration of literary and world-building maps from 1506 to the present day.

The collection features iconic cartography - printed first editions in the original language, from books to game maps, film props, posters and more. The purpose of Ex Carta is to showcase extraordinary feats of the imagination, and to continue to inspire creativity and storytelling.

Watch this space!

MAP ME A WORLD…

Future

Oculi Mundi is a dynamic evolving project. It serves as a growing universe centred around the diverse activities of The Sunderland Collection and its sister collection, Ex Carta.

@oculimundimaps, @sunderlandcollection and @ex_carta

Evolution

Launched in 2022, Oculi Mundi presents the objects from The Sunderland Collection, rich webpages about specific maps and topics, insightful stories and useful references, and innovative online exhibitions - such as the one you are exploring right now.

The website also showcases The Sunderland Collection Art Programme and serves an archive for our conferences and events. It is also the home of the award winning podcast WHAT’S YOUR MAP?.

Oculi Mundi has been designed to iterate and expand; as The Sunderland Collection evolves, so does its digital home.