Events

Nottingham is renowned worldwide for its association with the design, manufacture and production of textiles, particularly machine-made lace which was invented here. The collection at Nottingham Trent University is noteworthy in two respects:

• It was set up as a teaching aid during the establishment of the metropolitan Schools of Design during the Victorian era.
• It continues to influence contemporary textile practice.

On the 17 November the University is inviting the public to view a variety of samples from the lace archive. An archive that holds 75,000 items of lace, as single pieces, as items in manufacturers sample books, as portfolios of machine-made and hand-made lace.

To find out more about the history if the lace archive please visit the Art & Design textile collection and archive pages.

This event is open to the public and free to attend - no prior booking is required.

The viewing will take place alongside a number of activities taking place at Nottingham Trent University on Saturday 17 November.

To view the list of activities please visit the Lace:here:now big weekend pages on the NTU website.

Getting here

See a map and directions on how to get to the Bonington building.

As we are based in the city centre of Nottingham we would advise visitors to this exhibition to use the park and ride services, or to catch the tram to the Nottingham Trent University stop. There is no visitor car parking available at the University.

For more information regarding this event please email us or contact us by telephone on +44 (0)115 848 8268.