The Quaker Tapestry Roadshow
Each winter, when the Exhibition Centre in Kendal is closed, we take the 39 of the 77 Tapestry panels on tour for a month to a major cathedral town or city in the United Kingdom, giving those in other parts of the country the opportunity to see the beautiful embroidery, and to find out more about the stories told within its panels. Since its first public exhibition, the Quaker Tapestry has travelled to over 150 venues in the UK, Europe and America. The annual Tapestry Roadshow is an unqualified success, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to each venue.
2011 Roadshow at Blackburn Cathedral
In 2011 the Tapestry Roadshow will be going to Blackburn Cathedral, where 39 of the 77 panels will be on display for the whole of February 2011. The Roadshow exhibition will include personal audio guides, an introductory film, children’s activities, the Quaker Tapestry Gift Shop and when possible, embroiderers working on the stitches. Entry to the Roadshow is free. For more information contact us on 01539 722975.
Look out for the Tapestry Roadshow in Ely Cathedral in 2012!
2010 Roadshow at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton
In 2010 the Tapestry Roadshow was exhibited at the Friends Meeting House in Brighton, where over 7,000 visitor saw the embroidery panels in February.
2009 Roadshow News
In 2009 the Tapestry Roadshow travelled to Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire, where more than 11,000 people visited us during the four weeks that we were in residence at Southwell Minster.
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