Chintz

Event information

• Type: Exhibition
• Date: Opens Saturday, 18 September 2027
• Tickets: Tickets available soon
• Location: V&A South Kensington
• Address: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
• Official page: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/chintz

Details

Spanning four centuries of creativity, this exhibition re-discovers the story of chintz, a South Indian fabric created by hand-drawing designs on cotton – one of the most coveted, copied and contentious fabrics in history.

Bed hanging of painted and dyed cotton chintz, unknown maker, 1700 – 25, Coromandel Coast. Museum no. IS.2-1967. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London