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SUMMARY:2024 Banner Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Come face to face with a colourful selection of historic and contemporary banners\, the handiwork of those who fought for the rights we have today.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIncluding several banners on display for the first time\, the 2024 Banner Exhibition features those of trade unions of the 1900s\, through to notable strikes of miners\, teachers\, and health workers\, to more recent campaigns on migration and disability rights. \nWith their memorable messages and motifs\, these banners are striking representations of groundbreaking moments of protestand the people united by them. \nThe 2024 Banner Exhibition is the most accessible banner exhibition to take place at People’s History Museum.   A range of accessible formats have been created to enable visitors to engage with the exhibition in different ways. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/2024-banner-exhibition
LOCATION:People’s History Museum\, Left Bank\, Spinningfields\, Manchester\, M3 3ER\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="People%27s%20History%20Museum":MAILTO:marketing@phm.org.uk
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SUMMARY:STYLE & SOCIETY: Dressing the Georgians
DESCRIPTION:This exciting exhibition explores what the Georgians wore\, from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover what fashion can tell us about life in 18th-century Britain\, a revolutionary period of trade\, travel and technology which fuelled fashion trends across all levels of society. Delve into the Georgians’ style story and get up close to magnificent paintings\, prints and drawings by artists including Gainsborough\, Zoffany and Hogarth\, as well as luxurious textiles\, sparkling jewellery\, and a range of accessories from snuff boxes to swords. \nThe exhibition reveals how the Georgians ushered in many of the cultural trends we know today\, including the first stylists and influencers\, the birth of a specialised fashion press and the development of shopping as a leisure activity. \nThe exhibition is taking place at The King’s Gallery\, Palace of Holyroodhouse formerly known as The Queen’s Gallery. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/style-society-dressing-the-georgians
LOCATION:Palace of Holyroodhouse\, Canongate\, The Royal Mile\, Edinburgh\, EH8 8DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Art Without Heroes: Mingei
DESCRIPTION:The largest ever exhibition in the UK dedicated to Japanese folk-craft.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMingei is the influential folk-craft movement that developed in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s in response to rapid industrialisation. Japanese philosopher Yanagi Sōetsu coined the term to mean ‘the art of the people’\, ascribing cultural value and aesthetic purity to traditional craft ob sects\, unnamed makers and a  simpler way of life. \nWith more than 80 works\, including ceramics\, woodwork\, paper\, toys\, textiles\, photography and film\, the exhibition will incorporate unseen pieces from significant private collections in the UK and Japan\, along with museum loans and historic footage from the Mingei Film Archive. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/art-without-heroes-mingei
LOCATION:William Morris Gallery\, Lloyd Park\, Forest Road\, London\, E17 4PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Out Shopping: The Dresses of Marion and Maud Sambourne (1880-1910)
DESCRIPTION:Unveiling the Sambourne House collection of dresses belonging to Marion and Maud Sambourne\, Out Shopping showcases nationally significant outfits\, including rare surviving examples by leading – often female – dressmakers of the era. \nFocused on the late Victorian period and into the 20th century at a moment in history that shaped the way fashion and shopping is consumed today\, accompanying photography\, letters and receipts paint an intimate picture of how fashion informed the distinct personalities of this middle-class mother and her affluent daughter. \nHighlights include the blue skirt and jacket by eminent court and society dressmaker Sarah Fullerton Monteith Young\, which Marion wore to her daughter’s wedding (1898); and Maud’s brown velvet embellished chiffon day dress by Mascotte (1906). \nIn the Tavolozza Drawings Gallery\, ‘Out in Paris’ presents a selection of street photography by artist Linley Sambourne\, taken during a weekend out in Paris with his wife Marion in 1906. \nFor the first time in the history of the museums\, the exhibition spans across both Leighton House and Sambourne House\, inviting visitors to embark on a immersive journey. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/out-shopping-the-dresses-of-marion-and-maud-sambourne-1880-1910
LOCATION:Leighton House\, 12 Holland Park Road\, London\, W14 8LZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Shirley Craven
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of vivid\, colour-filled textiles by post-war designer Shirley Craven.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn in Hull in 1934 and evacuated during the Second World War\, Craven cites the rural Yorkshire landscape and her post-war education at Hull College of Art and the Royal College of Art (1955-8) as a launchpad to a hugely successful career at the printing firm Hull Traders. Aged 29\, Craven became Chief Designer and Director of this small and visionary firm whose artist-designers also included Althea McNish and Eduardo Paolozzi. The Whitworth is home to over 80 of Craven’s bold abstract textiles\, displayed together for the first time in over 60 years alongside newly acquired unique works from her days as a Student at the RCA. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/shirley-craven
LOCATION:Whitworth Art Gallery\, The University of Manchester\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M15 6ER\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk
DESCRIPTION:From samurai style and geisha chic\, to Jedi knights and rock stars\, explore the fascinating story of the significance\, appeal and influence of this iconic garment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShowing the kimono as a dynamic\, ever-evolving icon of fashion\, the exhibition traces its evolution and influence from 17th century Japan to today’s cutting-edge couture and street fashion across the world. \nThe beauty and importance of the kimono\, meaning simply ‘the thing to wear’\, is celebrated with an extraordinary collection of around 300 garments\, accessories\, paintings\, prints\, photographs and film clips from the V&A and collections around the world. \nThis is the final chance to see these rare works together on the last stop of the exhibition’s international tour. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/kimono-kyoto-to-catwalk-2
LOCATION:V&A Dundee\, Riverside Esplanade\, Dundee\, DD1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250406T173000
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SUMMARY:NAOMI: In Fashion
DESCRIPTION:Explore the unequalled career of the iconic fashion model\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first exhibition of its kind exploring the extraordinary career of fashion model Naomi Campbell. Through the work of leading global designers and photographers we celebrate her creative collaborations\, activism and far-reaching cultural impact. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/naomi-in-fashion
LOCATION:V&A\, Cromwell Rd\, London\, SW7 2RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:High Waists to Romantic Tastes\, Regency Fasion 1800 - 1837
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition showcases rare and important examples of men’s\, women’s and children’s dress from this pivotal and cherished era.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Regency occupies a very special place in our imagination\, particularly when it comes to fashion. It was a time of great elegance and innovation\, which saw the appearance of daringly different dress styles. \nWith pieces drawn from the cream of the nationally significant Olive Matthews Collection\, this exhibition showcases rare and important examples of men’s\, women’s and children’s dress from this pivotal and cherished era. View iconic\, simple and Classically inspired garments and accessories from the early 1800s\, as well as the more colourful and complex creations which appeared later in the period. Long-standing favourites are revealed alongside items that have never been displayed before in what promises to be a stand-out exhibition. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/high-waists-to-romantic-tastes-regency-fasion-1800-1837
LOCATION:Chertsey Museum\, The Cedars\, 33 Windsor Street\, Chertsey\, Surrey\, KT16 8AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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