Textile Tales from the Second World War

Leiden (NL) > 16.09.2019 - 04.02.2021

The TRC story begins with items from just before the Second World War and follows the historical progress of the events with the aid of contemporary photographs, fashionable garments, make-do and mended garments and footwear (such as a pair of boots repaired with really heavy wooden soles). Other topics covered include the role of rationing and the tragic fate of the Jewish community in Europe. The exhibition shows a yellow Star-of-David, which Jews in Nazi-occupied countries were forced to attach to their garments. There are items relating to the Prinses Irene Brigade in England, formed by Dutch men and women who had ended up in Great Britain during the war. There are coins, postage stamps, newspapers and magazines of the period.
Attention is paid to a range of objects celebrating the liberation in 1945. Notably parachute garments and souvenirs made for soldiers, such as silver coin jewellery (brooches, bracelets, pins), painted clogs, postcards, and of course various Dutch flags and orange-coloured items that were hung out of windows, outfits for children that were worn at Liberation parties, etc. There are other items from just after the war, including a Liberation breakfast tablecloth and a Dutch soldier’s uniform made from redundant British army supplies.

Textquelle: Museumswebsite
Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Textile Research Centre
164 Hogewoerd
Leiden, Zuid-Holland
NL

weitere Infos: www.trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/en/inspiration/gallery-exhibitions/textile-tales-of-wwii