Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery was on display at the Whitworth from 24 November 2023 – 7 April 2024.
The Whitworth is home to an internationally significant collection of around 25,000 dress and textile objects from across the world that range in date from the third century AD to the present, including embroidery from Palestine and the surrounding region.
On display in the UK for the first time in over 30 years, historical dresses sat alongside the voices of women who continue to embroider today, and the work of contemporary artists critically reinterpreting the practice. Material Power sought to unfold an intimate, human history of Palestine through clothing.
