Golden spider silk on display at UK’s V&A Museum
Reference Only - Past Event
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| Detail of embroidered cape made of spider silk, made by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley, 2011 |
Room 17a
Free admission
This display will showcase the world’s largest pieces of cloth made from spider silk. It will include a brocaded shawl made from the silk of more than one million female golden orb-weaver spiders collected in the highlands of Madagascar, as well as a cape on public display for the first time. The display will also feature background material and a short film revealing the process.