Princess Kate's passion for art and culture shines in new exhibition

Kate Middleton has curated a new mini-display for the V&A East Storehouse's upcoming exhibition, "Makers and Creators." 

The exhibition, which will feature over 100 similar mini-displays, promises to be a celebration of how small individual pieces can form part of a meaningful whole.

The Princess of Wales, as patron of the V&A, carefully selected the objects for her display from within the institution's vast collection of treasures. 

She met with the V&A East Storehouse's new locally recruited collections access team to observe, discuss, and select the pieces for the exhibition. Her display aims to show how a collection of unique objects gives us context to explore the myriad of social and cultural experiences in our lives.

The Princess's mini-display features a diverse range of objects, including Oliver Messel's costume for the Fairy of the Woodland Glades, a watercolour painting of a forest scene by Beatrix Potter, and an intricate sculpture by Clemence Dane. 

Historical works include a 15th-century earthenware tile from South Cadbury Church in Somerset, a Welsh hand-quilted bedcover from the 1830s, and an 1880s furnishing screen from A Morris and Co.

Her selection also includes works from overseas, such as Anglo-American artist George Henry Boughton's oil painting, "A Woman Holding a Mirror and a Rose," and a Qing Dynasty porcelain vase from around 1662-1722. 

These objects showcase the diversity and richness of the V&A's collection and highlight the global connections that exist within the world of art and culture.