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Exhibitions guide
Here we'll give you the latest news about exhibitions around the country and further afield. Do you know of a good show coming up? Let us know.
Here we'll give you the latest news about exhibitions around the country and further afield. Do you know of a good show coming up? Let us know.
Kimono : Kyoto to Catwalk
A new exhibition opens at the V&A in February. Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk is Europe’s first major exhibition on a dynamic and constantly evolving icon of fashion, both in Japan and the rest of the world.
With 125 kimono on display, including rare pieces shown for the first time in the UK, discover kimono's sartorial and social significance from the 1600s to the present day. The opening is Saturday February 29, and to judge by the photos on the V&A site it will be another fantastic show.
Take a look at the V&A preview page.
Zandra Rhodes: Fifty Years of Fabulous
From September 27 2019 to January 26 2020 at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London
The acclaimed British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes founded her fashion house in 1969 with a small collection. With her distinctive approach to cut and form, the house of Zandra Rhodes soon became one of the most recognisable labels in London.
In celebration of fifty years of the Zandra Rhodes’ label, the Fashion and Textile Museum presents Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous.
This retrospective highlights 100 key looks, as well as 50 original textiles. This comprehensive exhibition explores five decades of the distinguished career of a British design legend.
Further information from the Fashion and Textile Museum website, from which this image is taken
African Textiles exhibition
From October 10 to December 14 at the Brunei Gallery in London
African textiles from the Karun Thakur collection, featuring high-quality items which that highlight the sophistication of African textiles art and design, sometimes little understood and appreciated.
The exhibition will cover textiles from Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Congo.
The Brunei Gallery is located on Russell Square opposite the main entrance to SOAS, University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies.
Further information from the SOAS Brunei gallery website
A new exhibition opens at the V&A in February. Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk is Europe’s first major exhibition on a dynamic and constantly evolving icon of fashion, both in Japan and the rest of the world.
With 125 kimono on display, including rare pieces shown for the first time in the UK, discover kimono's sartorial and social significance from the 1600s to the present day. The opening is Saturday February 29, and to judge by the photos on the V&A site it will be another fantastic show.
Take a look at the V&A preview page.
Zandra Rhodes: Fifty Years of Fabulous
From September 27 2019 to January 26 2020 at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London
The acclaimed British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes founded her fashion house in 1969 with a small collection. With her distinctive approach to cut and form, the house of Zandra Rhodes soon became one of the most recognisable labels in London.
In celebration of fifty years of the Zandra Rhodes’ label, the Fashion and Textile Museum presents Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous.
This retrospective highlights 100 key looks, as well as 50 original textiles. This comprehensive exhibition explores five decades of the distinguished career of a British design legend.
Further information from the Fashion and Textile Museum website, from which this image is taken
African Textiles exhibition
From October 10 to December 14 at the Brunei Gallery in London
African textiles from the Karun Thakur collection, featuring high-quality items which that highlight the sophistication of African textiles art and design, sometimes little understood and appreciated.
The exhibition will cover textiles from Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Congo.
The Brunei Gallery is located on Russell Square opposite the main entrance to SOAS, University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies.
Further information from the SOAS Brunei gallery website