Date: Tuesday 15^th October, 12-12:30pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Join Alison Welsh for a free 30 minute talk as we mark the 180^th anniversary of Queen Victoria proposing marriage to Albert. Alison Welsh is Head of Fashion Research at Manchester Metropolitan University and is based within the Manchester Fashion Institute. She is a fashion designer and educator who additionally works with communities and museums, advocating fashion and textiles as instruments for social change.