At our January meeting we welcomed Dr Kat Jungnickel to talk about her fascinating Bikes and Bloomers project, learning about Victorian women, and how they adapted their clothing for cycling. Her book on the subject goes into much more detail, and is well worth getting a copy of.
In early February we were privileged to be invited to the community preview of the World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum, a week before it opened to the public. It's an extraordinary exhibition which is well worth seeing. Members of LWEWI are invited to these previews at the BM for most paying exhibitions, a membership benefit we are delighted to be able to offer due to our proximity to the museum.
We finished February with an in-person craft session as our monthly meeting, with Helena leading us in a Peruvian-inspired embroidery session. We have some crafty members, and the designs were inspired by our visit to the Peru exhibition at the British Museum last year.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 16th March, which will be our AGM followed by a talk or activity (still to be finalised). The events we have arranged for the rest of the year so far are on our Events page at the top of this blog, and we have lots more exciting things to come! New members are always welcome, get in touch via londonwestendwi@gmail.com for more information.
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