Discover historic costume and textiles
Warwickshire County Council’s Heritage Education Service has organised two special afternoon sessions where you can explore some fascinating examples of Warwickshire Museum’s Costume and Textile collection.
Two individual ‘Highlights from the Costume Collection’ sessions will run on Wednesday 20th October and Wednesday 17th November 2010. These sessions will be a unique opportunity to look in detail at different pieces of costume and textiles from the collection and will be guided by expert knowledge from Maggie Wood, Keeper of Social History at Warwickshire Museum. Explore in close-up unusual and fragile items that are not often on view.
The first session will focus mainly on identifying costume; what it is, what it has been made from and how old it is. The second session will focus on children’s clothing, and you can discover what a ‘pilch’ is, and why boys once used to wear dresses!
These sessions take place at the Warwickshire Museum stores in Warwick and run from 2.30pm – 4pm. Tickets £5.00 cost each and booking is essential as spaces will be very limited. Please telephone Heritage Education on 01926 412069 to book your place.
The event is part of Heritage Education’s year-round ‘Outlook’ programme of events for adults, which includes a range of friendly and informative talks, walks, workshops that celebrate and share Warwickshire’s rich history. ‘Outlook’ leaflets can be found in all libraries and Tourist Information Centres around the county, or you can join the mailing list by contacting Heritage Education direct on 01926 412069.