Discover the future of fashion, from historic treasures to digital innovation. Join Fashion Museum Bath at Locksbrook Lates for an evening of fashion, creativity, making and technology. Get up close to incredible objects from the Fashion Museum collection, explore the stories they hold, and discover how historic fashion can inspire new ideas about sustainability, craftsmanship and the future of museums.
With the Fashion Museum working towards reopening in 2030, this special event offers a chance to explore the collection in new ways, meet the people shaping the museum’s future, and share your ideas about what it could become.
What’s on? Fashion Unpacked: Get up close to three remarkable treasures from the Fashion Museum collection and discover the stories behind them. Mass Mending: Join visible mending specialist Lizzie David of Little Moth Mends for a hands-on exploration of repair, reuse and traditional making skills. Fashion meets technology: Discover how digital scanning and 3D models can bring fashion collections to life, with interactive demonstrations from Gabby Shiner-Hill Design. See fashion in motion: Experience a demonstration of motion capture technology bringing a historic mantua to life through movement. Explore digital collections: Interact with 3D models of the Blackwork Coat and a 1940s dress, with digital hotspots revealing details of repair and mending. Creative talent and local makers: Discover emerging creative practice and explore the connections between fashion, sustainability and independent making. There will be opportunities to meet the Fashion Museum team, learn more about plans for the museum’s reopening, and share your ideas for its future exhibitions, activities, and public programmes.
Help shape the future of Fashion Museum Bath This is more than a chance to explore fashion history. It’s an invitation to be part of the conversation about how museums can connect collections, communities and contemporary creativity. Find out how to get involved and register your interest in future collaborative opportunities. Whether you love fashion, enjoy making things, are curious about digital technology, or simply want to discover something new, come along and be part of the conversation.
Entry is free and open to all
Activities and Bar Open from 5–8pm
