Museum News Winter 2020
The Winter 2020 edition of Museum News is available to read now so you can catch up on our latest updates and developments.
Victorian life swap
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd November 2020
A unique living history project at the Framework Knitters’ Museum
A unique living history project at the Framework Knitters’ Museum
2020 AGM
The museum’s 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Zoom on Thursday 12th November 2020 at 7:30pm.
Tier 3 restrictions close museum
Tier 3 restrictions in Rushcliffe unfortunately mean the Framework Knitters Museum will have to close from Friday 30 October 2020.
Museum News Summer 2020
The Summer 2020 edition of Museum News is available to read now so you can catch up on our latest updates and developments.
Rachel Carter presents: Story of a Framework Knitter (film premiere)
Saturday 23rd May 2020 at 3pm.
Join Rachel to hear the real life story of her Nottingham FWK ancestors, how one individual became involved with poet Lord Byron and the Luddite disturbances.
Join Rachel to hear the real life story of her Nottingham FWK ancestors, how one individual became involved with poet Lord Byron and the Luddite disturbances.
‘Masks for the Masses’ added to our permanent collection
Nottingham-based smart textiles developer, Footfalls & Heartbeats, is celebrating after its anti COVID-19 protective knitted ‘Masks for the Masses’ have been given a place in the permanent collection of the Framework Knitters Museum.
Beauty out of ugliness – museum’s knitted Covid-19 set to ‘go viral’!
Helen Brownett, our Textile Artist & Technical Demonstrator, has designed her own version of a Covid-19 virus – and knitted it in 3D on one of the museum’s antique circular knitting machines.
Join us for Facebook & Twitter fun
The museum might be closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak, but you can still keep in touch with us – and have some fun! – on social media.
Museum News Winter 2019
The Winter 2019 edition of Museum News is available to read now so you can catch up on our latest updates and developments.