Events

Here's what we're up to this year.

See our exhibitions live - or follow our research and talks in the following events:

01 Jul 21

July – September: Creating the 1971.419 Mantua from NMS

24 Mar 21

Covid Update (2021)

It can’t have gone unnoticed that things have been a bit unusual this year. 2020 was going to feature...

05 Nov 20

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V&A 500 Years of Costume Lecture

As part of the 500 years of Fashion course run by the V&A, we will be doing a lecture...

25 May 20

Berrington Hall Mantua Display – May 2020

A Timeline of the Mantua – Dress Fit for a King The display will follow the course of the...

18 Apr 20

V&A 500 Years of Fashion Course – Open Day

We’ll be here doing a small talk on the Georgian Mantua as a taster to all future students and...

15 Jan 20

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Met Museum Study Trip

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has two distinctly early Mantuas in their collection and we’ve been invited to go...

07 Nov 19

V&A 500 Years of Fashion Course

Created by the V&A curators, this years intense course has been put together to take an in-depth look into...

We engaged Michelle to work with us when we were conserving an eighteenth century court mantua. The dress came to us in pieces and we needed to undertake conservation work on it. Michelle, with her excellent knowledge of historical garments, was able to work with our conservator and together they pooled their knowledge and expertise and pieced the garment back together. We all found her extremely easy to work with. Super-enthusiastic. Careful. Considered. And great fun! I would have no hesitation in recommending Michelle for work on re-creating historical garments. Derw Thomas, Berrington Hall, National Trust

Michelle came to Coleridge Cottage and put on a beautiful exhibition of Georgian costumes. She interacted with our visitors, explaining about the different costumes and helping to bring them to life and provided a brilliant experience for our visitors. Her costumes and exhibition really helped to show visitors the variation in clothing for Georgian people. Bethan, Coleridge Cottage, National Trust

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This has been a bit of a stop-starter due to other works and deadlines, but this is such an exciting mantua to be replicating that we’re itching to crack on with it again....

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For us it all starts with the garments themselves – and some of them are M.E.S.S.Y! But, making sense of the logic behind the mess is one of our favourite jobs. Click here to read more of what we do and where we come from.

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