Museum of Fashion Malvern CIC

Museum of Fashion Malvern CIC Opening soon! Fashion Museum & reference library. 32a Bellevue Terrace, Malvern, Worcs WR14 4PZ Vintage Costume, Textiles and Haberdashery

Thank you to everyone who came to our preview evening for our new display Romancing the 18th Century: Rococo to Stage✨Th...
30/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our preview evening for our new display Romancing the 18th Century: Rococo to Stage✨

This new display celebrating 50 years of Malvern Theatre Players is now open on Fridays and Saturdays 10-4 until October.

Free entry

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ next to The Strawberry Tree

TALK: A conversation with Dr Kate ListerFrom the host of award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets is Dr Kate...
23/05/2026

TALK:
A conversation with Dr Kate Lister

From the host of award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets is Dr Kate Listers new book ‘Flick’.

There is a common misconception that before modern day feminism, women throughout history simply lay back and thought of England or their respective place of origin; that the modern ‘s*x positive’ movement is a radical break from the past. But women demanding better s*x did not arrive with free love or the Rampant Rabbit. It has been a very long fight indeed.

From Ancient Mesopotamian s*x goddesses to the contraceptive pill, Kate Lister takes us through history to show us how women’s s*xual pleasure was controlled, understood and thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed.

Join us for a conversation with Dr Kate Lister. To book please email : [email protected]

18th July 6pm

£15 per ticket

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ next to The Strawberry Tree

Today is the last day to view our current display showcasing the transition of women’s fashion from the late 19th to ear...
23/05/2026

Today is the last day to view our current display showcasing the transition of women’s fashion from the late 19th to early 20th century✨

If you can’t get down to the museum today, everything will be available to view via appointment, just email [email protected]

Our new display Romancing the 18th Century: Rococo to Stage will be opening next week on 29th May🎀

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ next to The Strawberry Tree

TALK: From Catwalk to StageFashion, always looking for new ways to reinvent itself: hanging onto the coat-tails of ‘high...
16/05/2026

TALK: From Catwalk to Stage

Fashion, always looking for new ways to reinvent itself: hanging onto the coat-tails of ‘high art’, theatre. What better way than through a free fashion show and surrounding publicity in both theatre and fashion media, whether opera, dance or dramatic intervention? The performance gains too, through updating sometimes moribund works, giving them a contemporary edge. And of course fashion shows are performances in their own right, with the audience being an integral part of the show. To see and be seen. Strutting your stuff. Performative indeed.

But of course all is not quite what it seems. Smoke and mirrors. That’s theatre!

Drawing on her work in both theatre and fashion, Anthea will talk about designers working in theatre, and maybe spill a secret or two about such collaborations.

£10 per ticket

6pm 17th July

Book in person at the museum or via email [email protected]

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ between Lonsdale Produce and The Strawberry Tree

Thank you to everyone who came to our recent vintage and craft market!✨We host these on the last Saturday every other mo...
15/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our recent vintage and craft market!✨

We host these on the last Saturday every other month:

27th June
29th August
24th October
19th December

FREE ENTRY

To book a stall, email [email protected]

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ between Lonsdale Produce and The Strawberry Tree

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: Representations, Misrepresentations and Beyond✨We are excited to announce first in our summer talk seri...
14/05/2026

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: Representations, Misrepresentations and Beyond✨

We are excited to announce first in our summer talk series.

From political satire to Bridgerton, Lucy Haigh will be discussing the myths and realities surrounding Queen Charlotte.

During her time as consort her physical appearance, intellect and femininity was questioned as a multitude of political cartoons were published depicting her. How did she choose to portray herself through portraiture and royal commissions in contrast to this negative light and what similarities can be drawn to the way women are depicted in modern press today?

Saturday 11th July 6pm
£10 per ticket

Book in person at the museum or via email [email protected]

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ between Lonsdale Produce and The Strawberry Tree

We are excited to announce our next temporary display Romancing the 18th Century: Rococo to Stage opening on 29th May✨Th...
10/05/2026

We are excited to announce our next temporary display Romancing the 18th Century: Rococo to Stage opening on 29th May✨

This collaboration with Malvern Theatre Players will showcase costumes from their collection alongside pieces from the Museum of Fashion Malvern.

Free Entry

Open Fridays and Saturdays 10-4.

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ next to The Strawberry Tree

WORKSHOP: Learn how to use a drop spindle✨An introduction to the skills needed to create a wool skein from a drop spindl...
09/05/2026

WORKSHOP: Learn how to use a drop spindle✨

An introduction to the skills needed to create a wool skein from a drop spindle, including the basics of spinning, fibres, spindles, bobbins, plying and skeins.

The talented will be leading a workshop teaching us how to spin fibre into yarn using a traditional drop spindle, a simple yet powerful tool used for centuries to create yarn.

Opportunity to buy a homemade spindles at the end.

No experience is necessary!

£25pp

6th June 5-7pm

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ next to The Strawberry Tree

Email [email protected] to book!
spindle

02/05/2026

A quick guide to how to find us!

We are a little tucked away as our entrance isn’t on the pavement, so we can be a bit difficult to find. Instead, you need to walk through a passage just past The Stawberry Tree.

We hope to welcome you to the Museum of Fashion Malvern soon!

📍32A Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern, WR14 4PZ

This week we’re taking a look at this amazing donation we received last week - a late 1850’s bodice. It also came with ...
10/04/2026



This week we’re taking a look at this amazing donation we received last week - a late 1850’s bodice. It also came with some deconstructed fabric that would have formed the skirt.

Interestingly, due to collections policies in other museums, this donation had been turned down before it reached us!

Purple was a very popular colour during this time period, with “Mauve Mania” referring to the craze for the first synthetic aniline dye, mauveine, discovered by 18-year-old William Henry Perkinwhile in 1856 whilst trying to cure malaria. This accidental breakthrough revolutionized fashion, making vibrant purple accessible to the masses and sparking a massive expansion in the chemical dye industry.

We currently have a purple late Victorian gown on display in the museum, this will only be available to see for another few weeks until we change our displays!

Stay tuned for another highlight from the collection next week!✨

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