Events: detail
Atoms to Patterns
- Hosted by:
- Wellcome Collection
- Speaker:
- None listed
- Starts:
- April 24, 2008 at 10:00 am
- Ends:
- August 10, 2008 at 06:00 pm
- Location:
- Wellcome Collection, , 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
This exhibition brings to light an extraordinary collection of vibrant textile designs from the early 1950s, most of which have been lying unseen in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum for over 50 years. For the 1951 Festival of Britain a group of designers collaborated with some of the most distinguished scientists of the period to devise a range of fabrics and furnishings based on patterns revealed by x-ray crystallography – a means of visualizing the crystal structure of both organic and inorganic materials.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Full information on each temporary exhibition will be posted at www.wellcomecollection.org throughout 2008. Entry to all exhibitions is free.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Wellcome Collection Events
- Phone:
- 020 7611 2222
- Email:
- info [ at ] wellcomecollection.org
- Website:
- Atoms to Patterns
