Sephardi Dress
by Miriam Phelan, Assistant Curator Sephardi Voices, currently on display in the museum’s Welcome Gallery, explores the stories of Jewish immigrants to the UK from across the Islamic world through video interviews, photographs and a selection of objects from the collection. The Jewish Museum London has a number of Sephardi objects, including rare and beautiful […]
Fashion Forward – Young Filmmakers project blog post
by Bella Millon, Participant and MA Student IOE From creating our own imaginary exhibitions to learning filmmaking techniques, talking with the museum curator and researcher to time-lapsing the streets of London – the young filmmakers project was five days packed full of fun, and new and exciting experiences. Working with Chocolate Films and staff […]
Obscuratorial Finds – Why do we have so many… dresses?
by Alice Quine, Curatorial Assistant With the museum’s exhibition on weddings opening in the New Year it seemed apt to address the diverse range of dresses we have in the collection. From weddings to work dos, dresses can tell you a great deal about a specific period of history, as well as its owner’s social […]
