In Conversation with Rhian Harris
Wednesday (UK)
Online via Zoom
Please read the 'Important Booking Information' below before booking this Talk.
Description
The RSN's Chief Executive, Rhian Harris, will be interviewed by Curator of Textiles Dr Isabella Rosner. The two will discuss Rhian's career journey, her vision for the Royal School of Needlework and some of her favourite historical artworks in the RSN Collection and Archive and beyond.
About Rhian Harris
Rhian Harris is Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework. A museum professional with extensive leadership, capital project and management experience, she has worked with historic and contemporary collections spanning art, textiles, design and social history.
Throughout her career, Rhian has championed the power of culture and creativity to connect people, inspire ideas and bring communities together. Widening access, encouraging participation and engaging diverse audiences of all ages and backgrounds have been central to her work.
About Dr Isabella Rosner
Rhian will be interviewed by Dr Isabella Rosner, Lecturer in Fashion Curation and Storytelling at the Victoria and Albert Museum and, through March 2027, Curator of Textiles at the Royal School of Needlework.
She is the author of Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration (Common Threads Press) and Fierce is the Needle (forthcoming from St. Martin's Press and Bloomsbury). Isabella is a 2023 BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker and she also hosts the Sew What? podcast about historical needlework and those who stitched it.
Important Booking Information
Please note that this event is a LIVE online talk via Zoom at the given date and time and will last between approximately 60-90 minutes including questions and answers.
Requirements
You will need access to a suitable computer, tablet or smartphone device. We recommend that you download and install the Zoom app on your device in advance of the Talk.
You will receive your personalised Zoom invite no later than 24 hours before the event (3 hours if booked on the day). Your Zoom invite is unique to you and should not be shared, otherwise you may be unable to view the Talk.
Attendees Outside the UK
This Talk will run from 7pm to approximately 8:30pm (19:00 to 20:30 hours) UK local time. If you are outside of the UK please check your local time, particularly if your location changes to/from Daylight Savings Time on a different schedule to the UK during March/April. To check and convert times please visit TimeAndDate.com.
