Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine
V&A Dundee is currently hosting an exhibition which explores the history of Tatreez (Palestinian embroidery).
Tatreez is an ancient practice of elaborate hand-embroidery, and each region of Palestine has its own distinct and identifiable style making embroidery a language as much as a craft.
For centuries, a Palestinian woman’s dress has reflected her life story. Written into garments are the signs of youth or grief, the marks of motherhood and rural life, as well as the traces of social, political and economic change in Palestine, from the late nineteenth century to the present.
2025 marks 45 years of Dundee’s twin city relationship with Nablus, Palestine and this exhibition takes the opportunity to spotlight Nabulsi dress and tell the story of the historic connection between Scotland and Palestine, through material from Dundee collections and Palestinian archives.
The exhibition is free and runs until Spring 2026.
For further information visit the V&A Dundee website: https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/exhibitions/thread-memory-embroidery-from-palestine