Why do collectors collect things, what makes them collectible, and what can we learn from the collections? A collector shares details about his collection.
Riviera Style Resort and Swimwear since 1900: Fashion and Textile Museum
Riviera Style at the Fashion and Textile Museum explores 100 years of bathing fashions from the English seaside to the Côte d’Azur and California.
Rayne: Shoes for Stars – Fashion and Textile Museum
The Fashion and Textile Museum presents Rayne: Shoes for Stars. The exhibition coincides with the publication of a fully illustrated book of the same name by fashion historian Michael Pick. Founded by Henry and Mary Rayne in London in 1885 as theatrical costumiers, Rayne’s early clients included dancers such as Anna Pavlova and Nijinsky as […]
Kate Chopin (1850-1904): Tragic Doyenne of the American Short Story
Dogged by tragedy in her early life, Kate Chopin turned to writing for therapy and produced works of genius still loved by women today.
Magna Carta, Law, Liberty, Legacy: Exhibition at British Library
See Magna Carta, the US Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights at British Library in the largest ever exhibition on Magna Carta and its legacy.
