What’s On
From guided walks around Macclesfield to creative family activities we run workshops for all abilities and ages. The Silk Museum hosts a changing programme of events and displays all year round.
Exhibitions
Pattern: A Group Exhibition
On until Saturday May 4th
The Silk Museum has an unrivalled collection of pattern books, which contain the designs of the textiles that were created in Macclesfield’s mills including our very own Paradise Mill.
Join us to explore the work of 19 different artists all at different stages of their careers as they respond to the theme of pattern.
The show includes painting, printmaking, textiles, installation, and music.
There will be accompanying workshops in repeat pattern screen printing which you can book onto below.
Image: credit Felt MistressArchipelagogo by Felt Mistress
Opens Wednesday May 15th
The Silk Museum is thrilled to announce that the artist Felt Mistress will be exhibiting here this spring.
Archipelagogo is an exhibition featuring 3D soft sculptures inspired by the life work and creativity of Tove Jansson created by the artist Felt Mistress - Louise Evans and Jonathan Edwards.
Rather than take inspiration purely from Jansson’s most famous creations, The Moomins, the exhibition is instead inspired by the things that inspired Jansson herself – art, love, family, travel, and the geography of her native Finland.
The exhibition was initially commissioned by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and The Finnish Institute in London with the blessing of the Jansson family.
We’re so lucky to host these incredible sculptures at the Silk Museum. Felt Mistress has been exhibited all over the world including shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Los Angeles, Mexico, Paris, Berlin, and London. Their work has been used in fashion shoots, ad campaigns, music videos and films.
Come and see these beautifully created characters in amongst our collections. The work will be on display to coincide with Macc Pow! Macclesfield’s Comic Art Festival.
