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Norwich Castle Keep has re-opened
Visit Norwich Castle Museum to see the results of their £18m National Lottery Heritage Fund project to transform the Norman Castle Keep with an exciting new exhibition of over 900 medieval objects and brand new Gallery of Medieval Life: A British Museum Partnership.
Entrance is free to C&TA members on production of valid membership card.
Preserving the Bellerophon Tapestries
When visiting the Castle Keep look out for the Bellerophon tapestry, a panel from the extraordinary set of five, on display next to the British Museum Partnership Medieval Gallery thanks to funding for conservation work from the C&TA.
C&TA funds have also paid for photography which will provide remote digital access to all the tapestries. In the redeveloped gallery the whole story of the myth of Bellerophon is told, showing close-up details and giving an insight into the conservation process, which will need to be carried out on the other panels.
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C&TA Publications
Dr Michael Nix's history of Norwich Textiles - A Global Story 1750-1840 published by the C&TA has won the Best History and Tradition Category in the prestigious East Anglian Book Awards 2023. The book has received universal praise for its beautiful production and for the comprehensive and fascinating new research it contains. It has been heralded as a go-to text for anyone studying woven textiles, the global Norwich Textile industry and the city of Norwich itself. Available for purchase from this website.
"a wonderfully erudite, comprehensive, well-illustrated and beautifully produced volume – everything we’d had hoped for and so much more!"
-Cathy Terry, Norfolk Museums Service
"a wonderfully erudite, comprehensive, well-illustrated and beautifully produced volume – everything we’d had hoped for and so much more!"
-Cathy Terry, Norfolk Museums Service
In 2024 we celebrated 35 Years of The C&TA
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More than just a colouring book, this delightful new publication from C&TA would make a perfect gift for anyone interested in fashion. It is full of beautiful historically accurate illustrations by former London College of Fashion tutor Stephen Worth. There are also lots of fascinating facts about nineteenth century women's fashions and the accessories that went with them as ladies through the decades took to wearing ever larger and more elaborate crinolines, bustles and bows. A feast for the imagination for all ages. Available to buy here. |
Illustrator and costume historian Stephen Worth
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Strangers Hall Celebrates 100 Years
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Visitors to Norwich can admire new window displays at Strangers Hall Museum designed to mark 100 years since Sir Leonard Bolingbroke gifted this beautiful medieval merchant's house to the city of Norwich and celebrating its 100 years as a museum in public ownership. We are particularly proud that the C&TA's Founder Pamela Clabburn features prominently in the centre window (the figure far right). The displays have been created by Hannah Broadway, Illustrator and Designer, working with Strangers’ Hall curators, and were funded by Norwich Freemen’s Charity. They herald a special centenary programme – Strangers’ Hall 100 – which includes events, new displays and a number of free entry days. |
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THINGS TO DO...
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Virtual Tour of Textile Treasures at Norwich Castle Join Curator Ruth Battersby-Tooke to discover some true textile treasures from Norfolk Museums' collection. Textile Treasures (23 October 2021 -20 February 2022) was a temporary exhibition celebrating some of the best loved textiles in Norwich Castle’s nationally important Costume and Textile Collection. The exhibition showcased local connections and personal histories as told through textiles created to provide comfort, care and as a medium for self-expression. The pieces on show combined incredible artistry with emotional resonance which offered an insight into the lives of ordinary people. With themes of collaborative creativity, gift-giving, recycling, friendship, family and love the exhibition was even more relevant after the experiences of the pandemic. Click on here to see more: |
If you enjoyed this film, check out the six part audio series 'Unstitched' which takes a closer look
at some of the objects that featured in Textile Treasures:
Click on this link to listen now to all 6 episodes.
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Norwich Textiles Trail
A 3 mile walk taking around 2 hours explores the buildings associated with Norwich's historic textiles trade. Norwich was once world famous for its textiles. Queen Victoria had five of the luxurious Norwich shawls. Find out more about Norwich’s world-famous textiles industry and explore many of the buildings associated with textiles trade and manufacture with this self-guided trail. The whole trail developed by C&TA President Vanessa Trevelyan and The Norwich Society covers about 3 miles and takes around two hours to complete, although you are free to dip in and out as much as you like. Vanessa will be giving a talk to members on Saturday 4th March 2023. Click here to load the App onto your mobile device; https://www.thenorwichsociety.org.uk/explore-norwich/norwich-textiles-trail |
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