LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Russian Textiles at the V&A

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: As part of the V&A’s celebration of the 2014 UK Russia Year of Culture, Pamela Smith will introduce some of the Russian textiles in the museum’s collection – embroideries, woven fabrics and dress – exploring their original cultural context and meaning. She will describe the process, and some of the delights, of researching objects kept in museum storage, and discovering how and why they were acquired. The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

Suitable for
Any age


Website
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/3693/russian-textiles-at-the-va-5214/

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000168?id=EVENT498947