An update from me, Ruby McGonigle, on my experience so far as the person behind Fashion Cities Africa’s social media accounts. So, it’s been six months now since I joined the Fashion Cities Africa team (I can’t quite believe it … Continued
Kids in Museums’ Takeover Day – Friday 20th November 2015 Takeover Day is a celebration of children and young people’s contributions to museums, galleries, arts organisations, archives and heritage sites. It’s a day on which they are given meaningful roles, … Continued
It’s been an incredibly busy few months for those of us working on the Fashion Cities Africa exhibition project and our Heritage Lottery Fund Collecting Cultures project. Through meetings with our consultants – including Helen Jennings and Hannah Pool – we’ve … Continued
I travelled to Lagos with Martin Pel, Curator of Fashion and Textiles, in order to research content for the Fashion Cities Africa exhibition to be held at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from April 2016. This work also served as … Continued
A delve into Brighton Museum & Art Gallery’s African textiles collection… A few weeks ago I headed out to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery’s artefact store, a huge place filled to the brim with intriguing goodies, old and new. There … Continued
What a busy (but thoroughly enjoyable) weekend I had last week! Last Saturday I was lucky enough to be sent up to London’s Southbank Centre for a day at Africa Utopia. Africa Utopia, now in its third year, is a … Continued
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