British Textile Biennial - Field to Fashion with Sima Gonsai
Contact Information
Blackburn Museum & Art GalleryMuseum Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 7AJ
Field to Fashion by Sima Gonsai and Bhulla Beghal
Do you have any stories about sewing at home, or any family members who worked in textiles?
Were your trends guided by Bollywood films and Asian magazines?
Did it seem like everything in your house was handmade?
From the cotton mills of Darwen, to sewing machines in living rooms, thread and fabric supported our families. Bollywood reigned supreme and the latest lenga from Lahore excited us. Textiles nurtured our evolving lives from the homeland to Blackburn. We were handmade.
Visual artists and filmmakers Sima Gonsai and Bhulla Beghal, embark on an intriguing exploration of South Asian textile heritage through the decades.
We are looking to collect stories from multi-generational South Asian communities from the 60’s through to the present day. Come and share your stories of South Asian textile heritage with the artists at their pop up stand at Blackburn Museum as part of the British Textiles Biennial. These oral histories will be documented and inspire a short poem film.
October 2023
Road Directions
The museum is located on the corner of Richmond Terrace and Museum Street.
Centrally located in Blackburn Town Centre. Easy walking distance from all town centre car parks.
Blackburn can be reached by the M65 via the M6 or M61. If you are travelling from Preston, Blackburn can be reached on the A677, from Bolton on the A666 and from Chorley on the A674.
Blackburn Museum is approx a 10 minute walk from Blackburn bus and railway stations. Contact Blackburn Visitor Centre for details of public transport 01254 688040.
For Information out of normal office hours contact: Traveline 0871 200 2233 or National Rail 08457 484 950
Public Transport Directions
The bus & rail stations are only 10 minute walk away from the museum.
Regular buses between Blackburn, Accrington and Darwen. Contact Blackburn Visitor Centre for details of local public transport from where you live 01254 688040. Alternatively, for public transport information out of our normal office hours contact: Travel Line: 0871 200 2233 (for bus services around the Lancashire area) National Rail Enquiries 03457 48 49 50
