This event has finished Took place on: Friday, 10th Nov 2023
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FreeThis Remembrance Weekend, come and admire the War Widows Quilt and discover the work that went into creating this moving piece of collaborative art.
The War Widows Quilt is a beautiful and moving piece of art that relays the realities of war widowhood in Britain, past and present.
It was made by over 90 war widows and their families from second-hand armed forces shirts. Its squares tell moving stories of love, loss and grief that connect women across generations.
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2023-11-10 2023-11-10 Europe/London War Widows Quilt This Remembrance Weekend, come and admire the War Widows Quilt and discover the work that went into creating this moving piece of collaborative art. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2023/11/10/war-widows-quilt-356150 National Army Museum,Royal Hospital Road, London,London,Location
Royal Hospital Road, London,
London,
SW3 4HT
London,
SW3 4HT
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