The third edition of the British Textile Biennial (BTB23) traces the routes of fibres and fabrics across continents and centuries to and from the north of England in a series of commissions and exhibitions throughout October in the spaces left behind by the Lancashire textile industry. From the so-called ‘slave cloth’, spun and woven by hand on the Pennine moors, to the bales of used fast fashion that make their way from British high streets to the markets and toxic mountains of waste in West Africa, BTB23 follows that journey.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery are excited to be a host venue for the Biennial, details of events and exhibitions taking place at the Museum can be found on our Whats On page or via the links below.
THE PENISTONE CLOTH – TEXTILES AND SLAVERY – FROM THE PENNINES TO BARBADOS AND BEYOND – Click here for further details.
BTB23 – ERGON THEATRE – THREADS – Click here for further details.
BTB23 – FRIENDS OF BLACKBURN MUSEUM MONTHLY TALK with Jenny Rutter is Chair of Creative Lancashire and Co-director of Super Slow Way – Click here for further details
BTB23 – FIELD TO FASHION WITH SIMA GONSAI – Click here for further details
