Press Releases

We are pleased to announce a free virtual talk to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee on Thursday 16th June 2022 at 7.30pm. Join us for this free online lecture exploring the connection between Warner & Sons and royal fabrics, and how […]

We are pleased to announce our new behind the scenes tours programme for 2022. Join us on selected dates to explore our collection. Book your tickets here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/braintree-museum Did you know that Braintree played an important part in the Coronation of […]

Marianne Straub with Helios designs c.1949 About the Exhibition Braintree Museum is excited to have opened a new exhibition in conjunction with the Warner Textile Archive on Saturday 22nd January until 2 July 2022. The exhibition explores the friendship and […]

‘Lunar Rocket’ by Eddie Squires on display via Warner Textile Archive at Cité du Design in France as part of ‘Homo Spatius’ exhibition exploring the link between space travel and design. In collaboration with the National Center for Spatial Studies […]

The Warner Textile Archive is pleased to announce an important collaboration with the Fashion and Textile Museum, based in London, on a major exhibition charting the history of chintz. From 18th May 2021 until 12th September 2021 two items from […]

Thanks to a generous grant from EIRA (Enabling Innovation: Research to Application) who support innovation in the East of England by providing businesses with access to academic expertise, the Warner Textile Archive is now able to explore the potential of […]

The Warner Textile Archive is delighted to announce the launch of its first fashion collaboration with OASIS. Working closely with the Warner Textile Archive the OASIS fashion team selected five historic designs from the extensive Archive Collection. Enchanted by their […]

The Warner Textile Archive will be opening its doors for free to celebrate Heritage Open Day on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th September, 10am – 4pm. Visitors are invited to come and explore the Archive Gallery where they will discover […]

Warner Textile Archive Trading Limited, the Archive’s commercial arm, is celebrating the launch of their first textile range at the London showroom of Claremont Furnishing Fabrics on 23rd February 2016. This will be followed by launches in Claremont’s American showrooms: […]

The Warner Textile Archive is delighted to be welcoming two internationally recognised leading male artists and makers to deliver workshops at the Archive. The Archive proud to be part of a stitching revolution which highlights the use of traditional methods […]