# Event Details

- **Event Name**: IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 am
- **Event Description**: This lecture explores the story of how dyes were discovered, made, and used from the earliest time to the end of the 18th century. It shows the social importance of certain colours including red, blue, and purple. It is an adventure that travels from Europe to India and the Americas, a story of exploration, invention, war, the church, money, power, and sex.

Our presenter Dr Susan Kay-Williams is the former Chief Executive of the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Fellow and the Immediate Past President of the Society of Dyers and Colourists. Susan has a longstanding interest in textiles, especially colour, and published, The Story of Colour in Textiles. 
Refreshments from 9:45 a.m. Lecture commences 10:30 a.m.
Don't forget to bring cash for raffle tickets $1 each and support our Young Artists program.
Members free, Visitors $30 at the door, EFT available.

History and the Arts on your doorstep - ArtsNational Fleurieu
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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/victor-harbor/imperial-purple-to-marie-antoinettes-fleas-the-colourful-history-of-textiles-to-the-18th-century/200029554570019
- **Event Categories**: flea, art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Victor Harbor
- **state**: SA
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Gospel Centre, 2 George Main Road, Victor Harbor 5211
- **lat**: -35.55708
- **long**: 138.60951
- **full address**: Gospel Centre, 2 George Main Road, Victor Harbor 5211, 2 George Main Rd, Victor Harbor SA 5211, Australia, Victor Harbor

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century being held?
  - **A:** IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century takes place on Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 am to Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 am at Gospel Centre, 2 George Main Road, Victor Harbor 5211, 2 George Main Rd, Victor Harbor SA 5211, Australia, Victor Harbor.
- **Q**: Who is organizing IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century?
  - **A:** IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century is organized by ADFAS Fleurieu.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Victor Harbor, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If IMPERIAL PURPLE TO MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FLEAS: The colourful history of textiles to the 18th century sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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