Exquisite Threads exhibition

Coming soon to the National Gallery of Victoria is a new exhibition called Exquisite Threads: English Embroidery 1600s–1900s. It’s looking like it’s going to be a cracker of an exhibition. I might just have to somehow get myself to Melbourne and take a look.

If you head to the NGV page about the exhibition, there is a photographic survey of key works from the exhibition. Mmm, no counted whitework samplers in amongst that lot, but maybe the exhibition itself will have one…

There is a series of events associated with the exhibition, including demonstrations and talks.

The exhibition opens on 2nd April, and closes 12th July. And best of all, it is FREE!

This is not a gallery which is well known for its textile collection. Because of that, if at all possible, we should let them know of our support for such exhibitions by voting with our feet and going. People turning up in droves to textile related exhibitions does turn the heads of curatorial staff at museums. They notice, and if we show them we’re interested, they will hopefully keep putting on such excellent exhibitions.

See you there?!

PS: Yes, the National Gallery of Victoria is on The Big List of Online Textile Collections (number 27), so even if you can’t get to the exhibition itself, you can look at what’s in their digital catalogue.