The Quest for Equality Exhibition

The Quest for Equality is the museum's first temporary exhibition since re-opening following major extension and refurbishment.

With funding from Awards for All and running from July 2009 to April 2010, this exhibition will investigate the changing roles and status of women from 1900 to the present day. This wide and all-encompassing subject will focus on:

• The Vote (the enfranchisement of women)
• Education (educational rights and gender specific subjects)
• Employment (employment rights and gender specific jobs/careers)
• Equality (comparing rights of men and women)
• Domestic (marriage, divorce, roles within the home, technological and scientific advances, fashion)

The exhibition will include items of costume and accessories as well as memorabilia and audio memories. A programme of events on and off site will also accompany the exhibition. More details of these are available at the museum.

Entrance to The Quest for Equality exhibition is included in the museum admission rates - for details and opening times please visit the Your Visit page.

Temporary Fashion Exhibition 2009

“Ruled by Fear, Fire and the Sword”
Lottie Lynas  lottielynas@aol.com

For the designer's bio-text and details on this collection please download the PDF to the top right of this page (related documents).

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