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Bustles, Britannia & Big Ideas: The Launch

Friday 27 July saw the official launch of Clydebank Museum's new exhibition, Bustles, Britannia & Big Ideas: Living in the Victorian Era. Over 90 invited guests filled Clydebank Town Hall's Lesser Hall to herald the opening of the exhibition by Councillor May Smillie, Convenor of Children's Services.

Guests were greeted by Culture staff dressed in Victorian costume and entertained by a string quartet. Guests also enjoyed a Victorian high tea with dainty salmon and cucumber sandwiches and fancy cakes! After speeches, Jennie Wilkie performed two songs from the musical Oliver! The museum was then open for guests to visit.

Cllr May Smillie and Gill Graham

 

Gill Graham, Section Head: Culture, congratulated all staff involved with the exhibition and accompanying events, and thanked those who had contributed. She added, "We wanted to examine the huge impact of the Victorian era on the lives of the people of Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven. It is people who are at its centre, the contrast between those who have, and those who have not, the people who helped build great industries, and who helped shape our cultural identity."

A principal aim of the exhibition is to relate the Victorian era to those living in West Dunbartonshire where visitors will discover how their grandparents and great-grandparents lived during this dynamic period in history.

Bustles, Britannia & Big Ideas: Living in the Victorian Era is exhibited at Clydebank Museum from 1 August 2007 to 31 January 2008.

 

Staff in Victorian Costume
Tables Set for Victorian Lunch