Kick off your weekend early and join us for a special Thursday evening late night opening of Textiles: The Art of Mankind.
The exhibition celebrates the ancient and deep entanglement between textiles, people and our world. Through the beauty of textiles, you will encounter human ingenuity that can be traced from pre-history to our digital age.
Textiles reveal the human desire to engage with texture and colour, record histories, thoughts and feelings, and preserve skills to hand down generations. Across the globe, they carry sacred significance, express our cultural regard for animals, while other’s symbolise life’s mysteries.
Told through themes spanning materials, identity, collaboration, and sustainability, Textiles: The Art Mankind explores how craft and creativity connects society. This is a rare chance to see objects never before exhibited in the UK; a vibrant textile from Panama depicting a mermaid to represent fertility, a stunning wall hanging reflecting on Sardinia’s history of occupation, or an ingenious ceremonial bag shaped like a human hand suggesting a welcome gesture.
Enjoy this evocative exhibition exploring the identities, meanings and ideas captured in textiles in a relaxed evening setting.
To book, choose your desired ticket and select your desired date at 18:00-20:00 (Last entry 19:15) as your timeslot. All tickets include a free glass of fizz to enjoy with your visit!
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Confirmation email: Once you have made a booking, you will receive a confirmation email detailing all the information you will need prior to your event, this is your event ticket. You will also receive a reminder email one week prior to your event.
Event details: Please check your confirmation email for the start and finish times of your event. Upon entry, please present your ticket(s) on your device or a note of your booking reference number. Exhibition entry is included in your ticket, you are welcome to view the exhibition before or after the event.
Eating and drinking: No food or drink is permitted in the Museum, other than bottled water. The Fashion and Textile Museum is located in the heart of Bermondsey Street, surrounded by award-winning restaurants, cafes and pubs. So, if you would like to enjoy a meal or a drink before or after your visit, there is plenty to choose from.For more information, check out our plan your visit page or our FAQs.