Brighton Celebrates The Sussex Land Girls
Posted on | October 18, 2009 | Comments Off
November brings a new exhibition to Brighton Museum, focusing on the county of Sussex and the land girls who were trained, lived and worked on the Sussex Downs and surrounding areas.
Told through personal stories of the war years, using memories, paintings, posters, photographs and other objects, especially the distinctive uniform,the Land Girls exhibition gives a fascinating insight into the lives and times of these essential war effort contributors!
Sussex Land Girls Come To Brighton Museum
The uniform is the trigger for the whole experience – where it was made, who wore it, how women felt about it and the reactions they encountered.
The exhibitions also considers the lives of former land girls today, and the enduring appeal of an idealised image of the Women’s Land Army in memorabilia, vintage and fashion clothing and re-enactment.
Including loans from national museums and major art collections, and individuals, museums and history societies throughout Sussex, The Land Girls marks the 70th anniversary of the onset of World War Two and the resurgence of the Women’s Land Army.
Lasting from November through to March 2010 the exhibition promises to be something worth returning to more than once to really appreciate the contribution these women made to the local areas ability to survive the hardships of the war period.
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