V&A Dundee launch appeal for tartan objects ahead of new exhibition
The museum is collecting items to be featured in a major exhibition opening next year
V&A Dundee is launching a national appeal for everyday tartan objects.
The museum is collecting items to be featured in a major exhibition which opens next year.
The "Tartan" exhibition will explore the tradition, culture and history of the colourful Scottish textile.
Museum curators are asking for the public’s help to complete the collection, by looking through their wardrobes and attics to find tartan objects which express what this pattern and textile means to them.
What kind of items can we donate?
Objects of interest listed by the museum include tartan ceramics, decorations, homeware, or clothing.
Assistant Curator at V&A Dundee James Wylie, said: “Tartan is an incredible pattern and textile that has travelled the world.
"We think it’s arguably the world’s most instantly recognisable textile and it has a close relationship to so many people’s identities, from the explosion of punk in the late 1970s to the prideful Tartan Army on tour, as well as contemporary expressions of queer identities.
“We are hugely excited to see what people have in their homes, and to hear stories of all the different things tartan means to people.
“From all the submissions we receive, the museum’s Young People’s Collective will make a selection of objects to add to the Tartan exhibition, with contributors being able to see their very own tartan treasures on display at V&A Dundee next year.”
People are invited to email tartanproject@vandadundee.org to share their tartan story.
A selection of objects will then be chosen to feature in the exhibition, which will run from 1 April 2023 to 14 January 2024.