Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol

Picasso's lesser known artistic output centred on textiles, and the Fashion and Textile Museum introduces more than 18 little-known textiles and garments made by the surrealist artist. Pieces on display include a 1955 dress in a ‘fish’ design, a PVC ski jacket in his characteristic ‘toros’ motif and a 1963 pair of hostess cocktail culottes in printed corduroy, called ‘Musical Faun.’ There are also pieces by Raoul Dufy, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró and Andy Warhol amongst others.  Due to the popularity of the exhibition the museum will be now opening on Thursday evenings and Sundays, kicking off with a series of related Sunday free talks and workshops starting April 6th and going on until May 11th. The first 25 visitors to the Museum on Sunday 6 April will receive a free limited-edition screen print from the Zandra Rhodes textile studio at the Museum. The first 25 visitors on Sunday 13 April will receive a free tea or coffee at the Museum café. Check out the details below for more details on the programme.