Events: July - September 2008

The Costume Society Symposium 2008
DRESS AND PERFORMANCE

Venue:
Headquarters of BBC Wales Cardiff

The theme of the symposium is dress and performance covering every aspect of theatre, film dance and re-enactment.

Booking Information: To follow

In the Loop: Highlights of the Montse Stanley Knitting Collection’

‘In the Loop: Highlights of the Montse Stanley Knitting Collection’ is the first exhibition of the collection in its permanent home. It explores the cultural and social history of the craft and its significance for scholars and practitioners alike. Patterns, books, magazines, tools, photographs and knitted objects from 1800 to the present day combine to reveal the riches and unexpected dimensions of this nationally important collection.

Contact/Email: For information about the exhibition programme in the Special Collections Gallery, visit www.archives.lib.soton.ac.uk.

The Devonshire Collection of Period Costume Summer Exhibition: “Perennial”

Summer Exhibition in one of the town’s most interesting 16th Century houses 200 years of flowers in fashion.