Material Obsessions: British Folk Art in Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery celebrates the return of part of its folk art collection from exhibtion at Tate Britain and Compton Verney Art Gallery. Material Obsessions also shocases other extraordinary but often unsung art from the Museum's diverse folk art collection. Highlights include: collages by the eccentric artist George Smart, the tailor of Frant, and a stunningly complex Crimean War quilt made by convalescing soldiers from thousands of pieces of their uniform fabric.

Suitable for
Any age

Admission
Free

Website
www.tunbridgewellsmuseum.org


Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000374?id=EVENT512332


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