Dundee's V&A to reopen in August

Dundee's V&A will be reopening on Thursday 27th August, after being closed for months during the coronavirus lockdown.

It will host its first major fashion exhibition of iconic British designer Mary Quant.

Mary Quant rose to fame in the 1960s London fashion scene popularising the miniskirt, but her designs offered many different versions of femininity and challenged the conventional gender stereotypes of post-war Britain.

Other projects are also being worked on at the museum.

Turner Prize-winning architecture collective, Assemble, will begin work in V&A Dundee on Making Room from 27 August, a project with Dundee Central Library, local school pupils and the museum’s Young People’s Collective.

Making Room is taking inspiration from historic buildings in Dundee.

Scotland’s first design museum has also curated a new exhibition in response to the coronavirus pandemic, looking at how designers responded to the crisis.

Now Accepting Contactless: Design in a Global Pandemic will be shown in the Michelin Design Gallery, in spaces throughout the museum and, for the first time, outside the museum as well.

Newly appointed Director Leonie Bell said: "its the museum's most ambitious programme to date. "

Sophie McKinlay, Director of Programme at V&A Dundee, said: “Everyone at V&A Dundee is delighted to be preparing our remarkable museum to reopen once again, and we have all been working hard to welcome visitors back for a safe, enjoyable experience.

“Mary Quant is a remarkable designer who did so much to revolutionise the fashion industry and to empower women to wear clothes that looked great and felt great, and it’s the perfect choice for our first major fashion exhibition."

Tickets for the exhibition go on sale today.

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