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Dickens bicentenary to be celebrated around the world
THE bicentenary of Charles Dickens will be celebrated with a programme of events and activities taking place throughout 2012.
Dickens 2012 will be a national and international celebration of one of the world's most inspiring authors and include cultural and educational events - such as exhibitions, film making schemes and theatre productions.
In London, museums and galleries including the Museum of London and the V&A will be working in partnership to create a programme of events, allowing Londoners and the city's visitors to encounter the magic of Dickens.
THE bicentenary of Charles Dickens will be celebrated with a programme of events and activities taking place throughout 2012.
Dickens 2012 will be a national and international celebration of one of the world's most inspiring authors and include cultural and educational events - such as exhibitions, film making schemes and theatre productions.
In London, museums and galleries including the Museum of London and the V&A will be working in partnership to create a programme of events, allowing Londoners and the city's visitors to encounter the magic of Dickens.
Museums team up to save dresses
THE Bowes Museum in County Durham has joined forces with the V&A and Bath Fashion Museum to save an important dress collection.
Nine stunning 1930s' evening dresses by Parisian fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet have been bought by the museums and will be split between them - with the Bowes Museum taking three.
Keeper of costume and textiles Joanna Hashagen said: 'This is a first for us, as we have no examples of work by Vionnet and she is underrepresented in public collections in this country as a whole. There were certainly no examples of her work in museums in the North of England until now."
THE Bowes Museum in County Durham has joined forces with the V&A and Bath Fashion Museum to save an important dress collection.
Nine stunning 1930s' evening dresses by Parisian fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet have been bought by the museums and will be split between them - with the Bowes Museum taking three.
Keeper of costume and textiles Joanna Hashagen said: 'This is a first for us, as we have no examples of work by Vionnet and she is underrepresented in public collections in this country as a whole. There were certainly no examples of her work in museums in the North of England until now."
