Extracurricular Events
OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY
We meet up to attend exhibitions, visit museums or attend any other event that takes our fancy. The events are loosely coordinated and members may incur an entrance fee or be required to book their own tickets.
Whales Sclupture Installation by Tessa Campbell Fraser
Location: Rochester Cathedral, The Chapter Office
Garth House, The Precinct, Rochester, Kent, ME11SX
Date: Friday 27th February 2026
Time: TBC
We'll be floating along to Kent to visit some incredible fish out of water at Whales, this phenomenal installation at Rochester Cathedral. Artist Tessa Campbell Fraser has created 3 monumental sculptures of sperm whales, currently suspended in the nave, surrounded by the medieval majesty of the cathedral. This is one not to be missed!
Entry to the cathedral is FREE for individuals, but large group bookings are charged. More info on the website
Hyakkō: 100 makers from Japan
Location: Japan House, 101-111 Kensington High St, W8 5SA
Date: Saturday 7th March 2026
Time: 2pm
We're off to celebrate the beauty in everyday Japanese items at the new Hyakkō exhibition! With over 120 contemporary Japanese creators' wares being displayed, we're going to marvel and matcha bowls and be titilated by teapots. Come and delight in domesticity with us!
Entry to the museum is FREE, but booking is advised. Find out more at Japan House's website.
Zandra Rhodes: A Life in Print exhibition
Location: Holburne Museum, Bath, BA2 4DB
Date: Saturday 25th April 2026
Time: 2pm
Join us our pilgrimage of patterns! We'll be trekking to historic Bath for a peek at this collection of Dame Zandra Rhodes screen-printed creations from the 60s, 70s & 80s.
This new exhibition showcases over 6,000 of the British designer's iconic works, all in stunning technicolour.
Tickets are £16.50 & can be bought on Holburn's website
Ladies in Print: 150 Years of Liberty Textiles exhibition
Location: William Morris Museum, Lloyd Park, Forest Rd, E17 4PP
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
It's no secret that many of us at Gothic Valley are big on textiles. Our Crafty Goth group is crammed with stitchers, quilters and knitters aplenty and when it comes to gorgeous prints, Liberty is the mothership! So we are off to this exhibition which celebrates 150 years of the famous department store's luxurious fabrics and the female designers who created them. Join us as we revel in over 100 pieces from the last century and a half and feel the fibre of their fabric.
The exhibition is FREE with a suggested donation of £5. More information on the William Morris Museum website.
Double Vision: Vermeer display
Location: Kenwood House, Hampstead Lane, NW3 7JR
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Come along for a plucking good time at Kenwood House as we visit this new display of two paintings both entitled "The Guitar Player". This artistic couplet are versions of the same woman playing her instrument, but the differences between the two mean we are unsure if they are both by the same artist. One is signed by 17th century painter Johannes Vermeer, while the genesis of the other remains a mystery which we are determined to solve!
Entry is FREE & we'll be perusing the rest of Kenwood House's offerings. Find out more on its website.
Dirty Looks: Desire & Decay in Fashion exhibition
Location: Barbican
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Punk, Grunge, Heroine Chic and beyond, the world of couture fashion has always had its rebellious counterpart in the grubby aesthetic. This exhibition at the Barbican explores how the unkempt and slightly dirty look has challenged beauty standards and created a fashion world all of its own. Come and join us for a filthy day out!
Tickets are £20 and more info can be found on the Barbican's website.
Blitz: The Club that Shaped the 80s exhibition
Location: Design Museum, 224–238 Kensington High St, W8 6AG
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
The spirit of the Blitz (nightclub that is) was wild, creative and beyond influential. Eyeliner and leg warmers at the ready as we visit this exhibition on London's bygone hot spot. This Covent Garden club was only open for 18 months from 1979, but shaped the decade to follow.
Tickets are from £16 and can be bought from the Design Museum's website.