From ancient Egyptian shoes to a curtain Picasso designed, London’s V&A East Storehouse offers ‘close interactions’ with 250,000 objects.

More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long it would stick around. The Tarkhan Dress, carbon-dated to 3482 to 3102 B.C., ...

Unearthed in Egypt's Tarkhan Cemetery, the Tarkhan Dress, dating back to 3482-3102 BC, stands as the oldest known tailored ...

One of the oldest extant examples of visible mending is a 2,000-year-old Egyptian tunic in the Whitworth Geller’s collection in Manchester, England, though the practice is far older than that.

Once a month between April and October, a group of stitchers takes to the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, making themselves comfortable on camping chairs decorated with hand-embroidered banners ...

One of the oldest extant examples of visible mending is a 2,000-year-old Egyptian tunic in the Whitworth Geller’s collection in Manchester, England, though the practice is far older than that.

Like this article? For more stories like this, follow us on MSN by clicking the +Follow button at the top of this page. This 5,000-year-old tunic was discovered in a cemetery in Egypt.© Getty Images ...

A seventy-million-dollar renovation beautifully presents the museum’s non-Western art—even if doubts remain about whether all ...

An extraordinary discovery from the ancient world has been making waves in the archaeological community. TheTarkhan Dress, found in Egypt, is the world’s oldest known complex woven garment, offering a ...

The V&A’s flagship museum in London’s affluent South Kensington district, founded in the 1850s, is one of Britain’s biggest tourist attractions. The Storehouse is across town in the Olympic Park, a ...