Sat 19 Sept
|Bankfield Museum
From Loft to Oz : Adventures of a Mary Quant Dress
Saturday 19 September, 11am - 12:30pm Join us for a talk with Jenny Fenwick about the exciting journey her 1964 Mary Quant dress went on after being rediscovered in her loft!
Time & Location
19 Sept 2026, 11:00 – 12:30
Bankfield Museum, Akroyd Park, Boothtown Road, Halifax HX3 6HG, UK
About the event
Join us for a talk with Jenny Fenwick about the exciting journey her 1964 Mary Quant dress went on after being rediscovered in her loft! The dress has been on display across the world including in the V&A Mary Quant Exhibition in London in 2019 and appeared on the BBC Documentary, Secrets of the Museum. The dress is now part of the V&A collection.
Alongside the talk we will have, on display, an original Mary Quant dress from the Bankfield Museum collection.
Tickets £12 per person. Book online via TicketSource.
This talk will take place in the ground floor Oak Gallery at Bankfield Museum.