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Open during our normal opening hours
About this event
Who made your clothes?
What we wear shapes our identity and yet, as most clothes are made abroad, it is difficult to trace who made them and where.
As Redruth sees a resurgence in clothing made, mended and given a second life, we have looked in our collections for stories of the women making and selling clothes in Redruth. It is easy to forget that not so long ago, you could easily meet the women making your clothes.
From drapers like Madame Gribble’s establishment to dressmakers, seamstresses, umbrella menders and factories such as Heathcoats, there’s lots to learn about Redruth’s fashion history.
Visit this fascinating exhibition using a wealth of items in our collection to tell the story of Redruth’s local clothing and drapery businesses over the past 150 years.
This free exhibition is available to view in both our downstairs and upstairs exhibition spaces, during our normal opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9.30am – 4pm.
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Accessibility
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Kresen Kernow is fully wheelchair and pushchair accessible, with lifts to all levels and automatic main entrance doors. Accessible toilets are available on both floors, with a fully-equipped Changing Places toilet also available on the ground floor. Separate baby changing facilities are also available on the ground floor. If you are arriving by vehicle, there are six accessible parking spaces at the Tesco side of the building and a level entrance into the building. If you are arriving on foot or wheels, from Redruth town centre, the closest entrance is at the end of the public path which runs through the old brewery site, from Chapel Street to Kresen Kernow.
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