Thanks so much for that information, Louise. For those of us Across the Pond, a trip to London would include at trip to V&A specifically to look at their textiles of all sorts. A beacon for such things. So I have crossed London off my list for the duration. And I was actually toying with visiting London during the sales that go through March for airfare and available hostel rooms.
Lyn in presently sunny but cold Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 3 hours' drive southwest of New York, where we're bracing for that nasty ice storm mixed with snow coming tonight through Wednesday. -----Original Message----- >From: Louise Bailey <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 31, 2011 3:56 AM >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Subject: [lace] V&A textile galleries temporary closure > >Dear Arachnes, > >I thought it worth posting this as I don't think anyone has and it may avoid >disappointment to intending visitors. I have to say last time I visited I >found the Lace room and the textile study room very sad & tired-looking. > >"The V&A are making some important changes to their textile collections: They >will move to a new purpose built-centre. Based at Blythe House in Kensington >Olympia, the Clothworkers' Centre will be a dedicated facility to study, >conserve, and store the textiles and fashion collection. > >To allow the collection to be carefully packed and moved, existing textiles >and fashion stores and galleries will close from 2011 and access to the stored >collection will be suspended. Please visit the Gallery >Closures<http://www.vam.ac.uk/your_visit/gallery_closures/index.html> page for >updates as the project progresses. The Clothworkers' Centre will open in >2013." > >The galleries will start packing up and closing from February 2011. Here is >the link. > >http://www.vam.ac.uk/your_visit/gallery_closures/index.html > >Louise > >In cold but sunny Cambridge, Spring might be on its way. > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >[email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
