@VickyGarrington

History Curator @EdinCulture. Dress history, design, material culture of the World Wars and doing things digitally. Loves being a professional Magpie.

 Edinburgh, Scotland
edinburghmuseums.org.uk
Joined September 2014
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If you’re a big fan of the George Brown & Sons building at the Shore, have a read of my blog about their groundbreaking work in WW2 #Leith #Edinburgh edinburghmuseums.org.uk/stor…
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New blog up about a Mary Quant blouse and the legendary Goldbergs department store in Tollcross edinburghmuseums.org.uk/stor…
Photography being set up of a blouse on a mannequin

ALT Photography being set up of a blouse on a mannequin

Mary Quant Ginger Group blouse, c1965

ALT Mary Quant Ginger Group blouse, c1965

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Drinking my morning coffee and thinking about the many generations of coffee-addicts in Edinburgh - more about that in this blog ☕️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Edinburgh #History #CoffeeLovers edinburghmuseums.org.uk/stor…
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What can museum collections teach us about fashion sustainability? Take a deep dive with me into repair, re-wear and re-use in my October talk edinburghmuseums.org.uk/what… #Edinburgh #Fashion #Sustainability
Vicky prepares a 1970s suit for display

ALT Vicky prepares a 1970s suit for display

Patchwork pieces of Paisley shawl on a bedspread

ALT Patchwork pieces of Paisley shawl on a bedspread

Jenny & Nico analyse a velvet textile

ALT Jenny & Nico analyse a velvet textile

Detail of a Victor Edelstein dress cuff

ALT Detail of a Victor Edelstein dress cuff

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Our new @EdinCulture exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh, Past Meets Present… is now open. Showcasing recent additions to the collection including lots of #ContemporaryCollecting It’s a must if you’re interested in how and why we collect for the future edinburghmuseums.org.uk/what… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Finishing touches happening today for the new @EdinCulture exhibition Past Meets Present at the Museum of Edinburgh, opening Saturday. Showcasing our recent acquisitions from Covid to costume, BLM placards to brewing #Museums #ContemporaryCollecting
Mounting costume at the Museum of Edinburgh

ALT Mounting costume at the Museum of Edinburgh

An embroidered cushion cover from the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science

ALT An embroidered cushion cover from the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science

Installing exhibition panels at the Museum of Edinburgh

ALT Installing exhibition panels at the Museum of Edinburgh

New exhibition signage on the Royal Mile

ALT New exhibition signage on the Royal Mile

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An exhibition definitely worth catching – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Museums@EdinCulture8 Nov 2023
The inaugural Scottish Landscape Awards exhibition opened on Saturday at the City Art Centre. Read more here: mitchellmacgregor.agency/new… by @agency_edin Photo one: 'BASS ROCK’ by Kate Davis and David Moore, winners of the LAPECA Scottish Landscape Award and £10,000 prize.
'BASS ROCK’ by Kate Davis and David Moore, winners of the LAPECA Scottish Landscape Award and £10,000 prize.

ALT 'BASS ROCK’ by Kate Davis and David Moore, winners of the LAPECA Scottish Landscape Award and £10,000 prize.

David Mach (judge) with second prize winning artwork ‘Island Storm’ by Lennox Dunbar.

ALT David Mach (judge) with second prize winning artwork ‘Island Storm’ by Lennox Dunbar.

A visitor to the exhibition at the City Art Centre with Kenny Hunter’s work ‘As above so below’.

ALT A visitor to the exhibition at the City Art Centre with Kenny Hunter’s work ‘As above so below’.

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We love diving into the hidden histories of our objects. This one’s an absolute gem 🤩 – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Museums@EdinCulture2 Nov 2023
*Exciting News!*. We have recently acquired a wedding dress that connects the city of #Edinburgh to the groundbreaking American nuclear physicist J. Robert #Oppenheimer. 📢Read all about it!📢 edinburgh.gov.uk/news/articl…
Wedding dress of Maria Thereza de Rio Branco, now in the Museums & Galleries Edinburgh collection.

ALT Wedding dress of Maria Thereza de Rio Branco, now in the Museums & Galleries Edinburgh collection.

Wedding of Maria Thereza de Rio Branco and Ronald Turnbull. May 1940. Photo credit: Private collection.

ALT Wedding of Maria Thereza de Rio Branco and Ronald Turnbull. May 1940. Photo credit: Private collection.

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Edinburgh has played a significant role as a centre for LGBTQ+ activism and culture. Our Rainbow Past on Our Town Stories describes some of the key moments and places in contemporary LGBTQ+ activism and culture in the city. zurl.co/4ptq @menacesof2019 @EdinCulture
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If you fancy hearing more about new-in items in the @EdinCulture dress & textiles collection, join me on 7 Nov at beautiful Lauriston Castle. Book below edinburghmuseums.org.uk/what… – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Chanced upon Katie the Cow on this Scottish Milk Marketing Board booklet from c1950s in the @EdinCulture stores this morning. I don’t know why this makes me giggle, but it really, really does :)
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Such a great project with @rowanrush and @EdinCulture Telling our stories better so that everyone can see themselves reflected in our collections 💥 – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Museums@EdinCulture14 Aug 2023
New digital exhibition alert 📢 Explore some of our amazing LGBTQ+ objects and their connections to places across Edinburgh on the Our Town Stories platform here: ourtownstories.co.uk/story/4…

Our Rainbow Past: LGBTQ+ objects from Edinburgh

Edinburgh has played a significant role as a centre for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) activism and culture. Hard won legislat

ourtownstories.co.uk
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Vicky Garrington retweeted
Edinburgh Museums@EdinCulture27 Jun 2023
As we head towards a long hot summer and the schools break up, explore our one-day Museums & Galleries Edinburgh family itinerary. There are lots of lovely things to explore in our venues. Plan your trip here⬇️ edinburghmuseums.org.uk/fami… #Edinburgh
Photo of an art area in a gallery. Lots of perspex boxes hold art materials.

ALT Photo of an art area in a gallery. Lots of perspex boxes hold art materials.

Photo of Gallery One in Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh. Display cases with objects and a tent in the middle of the floor.

ALT Photo of Gallery One in Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh. Display cases with objects and a tent in the middle of the floor.

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Travelling Gallery will be parked @ClydeTownHall today, we're in the rear car park so you might not see the bus straight away if you're visiting. We'll be open 10 - 4, everyone welcome.
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The stone looks beautiful in black and white – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Erm Dea@Em_E_Dee21 Jun 2023
First time up the Scott’s monuments in many years with a guided tour from @EdinCulture and those staircases hit different from my usual tenement adventures #blackandwhitephotography #edinburgh #staircase
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The danger of walking through the applied art section of the Museum Collections Centre @EdinCulture is that you’ll get distracted by beautiful things and forget what you were actually looking for 😍🧐🤩 – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Vicky Garrington retweeted
Edinburgh Museums@EdinCulture18 Jun 2023
Sail away for #summer ........ This brochure for the London & #Edinburgh Shipping company lists the sailings between #Leith and London for Summer 1937. The photograph on the cover shows one of the Line’s ships ploughing through the waves – what a way to travel! #heatwaveuk
A page from a brochure for the London & Edinburgh Shipping company lists the sailings between Leith and London for Summer 1937. The photograph on the cover shows one of the Line’s ships ploughing through the waves.

ALT A page from a brochure for the London & Edinburgh Shipping company lists the sailings between Leith and London for Summer 1937. The photograph on the cover shows one of the Line’s ships ploughing through the waves.

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Another gem from our dress history accessories collection. Sunglasses are so evocative of certain eras, and you can definitely never have too many! – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Museums@EdinCulture15 Jun 2023
😎😎 Sun inspiration! These 70s beauties scream #summer! Their metal frames make them lightweight and stylish. Our social history collection includes lots of types of glasses, from monocles and pince-nez to stylish 20th c. styles. Have another sunny day! 🌞#heatwave #EDINBURGH
Photo of a pair of 1970s metal rimmed sunglasses with their case.

ALT Photo of a pair of 1970s metal rimmed sunglasses with their case.

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Had the best time today, benefiting from the expertise of the fabulous @AnitaQuye and her ‘magic suitcase’ or FTIR machine. Infrared analysis is helping us identify synthetic materials in our dress history collection so we can care for them for the future @EdinCulture – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Always exciting when the dress history and textiles collections get used in new ways – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Museums@EdinCulture8 Jun 2023
It’s busy behind the scenes today at our Museum Collections centre as staff and researchers collaborate on two projects - identifying materials in our panto costume and preparing objects for community wellbeing sessions. Sharing ideas to work smarter for our audiences ✨
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