Lunchtime Lectures: Kantha and Kawandi Quilts: Threads of Thrift
Thu 24 Sept, 13:00 · Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL · London
Details & booking: Victoria and Albert Museum
via Victoria and Albert Museum · Checked 23 Sept 2026
About this event
The V&A's lunchtime lecture series turns to kantha and kawandi — the running-stitch quilts of Bengal and the patched quilts of India's Siddi communities, both made from worn-out cloth. A single expert hour drawn from the museum's own textile holdings, and a good excuse to spend the rest of the afternoon in the galleries upstairs.
Why we picked it
A free, genuinely specialist museum lecture in the priority week, in the V&A's main lecture theatre.
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