This year Aldeburgh Museum will be launching an exciting new temporary display entitled ‘Aldeburgh Attire: The Edwardian Era 1901 – 1910’ to coincide with the Museum’s full-time opening at Easter.
The Edwardian Era was a time when life moved at a slower pace, of bathing huts, of holiday trippers from London ‘taking the air’ and sea water; said to be good for many ailments and was a time of change. During this period, The Suffragette movement was formed, free school meals were given to children in need, the Taxation Reform and the scout movement was founded. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became Aldeburgh’s mayor in 1908 and was the first female mayor in Britain.
The Museum will be exhibiting several fascinating costume items from this ‘Golden Age’ of the Edwardians, accompanied by photographs from the Museum’s archives. To further illustrate the fashion of the period, the Museum has been kindly loaned several original plates from a private collection in the book ‘English Costume 1900 – 1950’, written and illustrated by Iris Brooke ARCA (1905 – 1981), which beautifully convey the elegance and prosperity of the time.
Adding to the History Note Series are three new notes: Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Newson Garrett and Matthew Hopkins, The Witchfinder General. These, along with a new book ‘The South Lookout : Our Aldeburgh Childhoods’ by a former resident, are all available from the museum shop.
The museum and ‘Aldeburgh Attire’ display will be open every day 1pm – 4pm from Good Friday, March 29th until 31st October 2024. Find out more about your visit on the Aldeburgh Museum website.
