V&A Dundee Tartan exhibition quick thoughts

[vivdunstan]

Enjoyed the V&A Dundee Tartan exhibition, though as a historian I was exasperated that the historical context was only covered in detail about 3/4 through, and viewers really needed that to understand earlier stuff. Also a shortage for Borderer me on the making of tartan, and early worldwide examples. It was wonderful to see many of the artefacts on display though, especially for me pre-1850 ones. Though both me and Martin struggled to understand some of the reference labels and figure out which item was what. Clear numbers were only used in one particular set of exhibits. But we did enjoy!

We also got some lovely nibbles while out, both at the V&A and at a coffee shop we love (parked outside at a table - bitterly cold! - with my wheelchair). And we spent too much in the V&A shop.