Verdant Works

There's just SO much fun to be had on your visit to Verdant Works this Spring holiday! Kids have the freedom and space to weave, build, create, colour, dress-up, jump, run, play, dance, smell, touch, listen and generally do whatever makes their hearts sing in this unique and marvellous space! Don't forget to let off some steam as you marvel at the 1801 Boulton & Watt beam engine and recharge your batteries with some yummy treats in the cafe. All this and free parking too! Check here to plan your visit https://www.verdantworks.com #verdantdundee #visitdundee #springholiday @whatsonindundee

Still looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift for this Sunday? Browse the range of unique items in our gift shop and find something she'll love. #verdantdundee #museumshop #jutebags #verdantgin #nutscene Maw Broon's Home & Kitchen Range Brodies1867 https://www.facebook.com/Mcgregor-Balfour -bags-1521524588123920/

We think the Verdant Works sparks joy in our visitors and supporters - tell us about your visit and why it sparks joy in you. #MuseumsSparkJoy

Our two amazing marketing interns have been researching Dundee maps to see which type appeals to visitors to our wonderful city and we would now love to get the feedback from our followers. Please spare 5 minutes to complete the survey below. As a thank you we are also giving you the chance to win family tickets to Discovery Point and Verdant Works for completing the survey! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/dundeema ps

⛔️⛔️⛔️ We’re very sorry to say today’s Sunday Screening is cancelled - it seems that pesky Mill Mouse has been nibbling at our cables! Hopefully we’ll be back up and running again next month. Please keep an eye out for this mischievous mouse!

Made In Dundee | Designed for Adventure
Our sister museum at Discovery Point and RRS Discovery named this week in a Wanderlust travel magazine list of 7 famous British ships to visit!

For #WhyILoveMuseums, Front of House assistant David highlights one of his favourite pieces at Verdant Works. It's part of the "Celebration in the Mills" showcase. This is Moira's "Mock wedding" dress from late 1961. The mock wedding tradition in the mills, was part of the pre-wedding fun and games. Brides would be dressed up and paraded through the mills and streets. David says "There would have been a good number of these dresses made when Dundee's jute industry was still t...hriving but this is the only one in our collections. It's such a lovely thing and a reminder that, though working lives were tough, there was fun to be had too!" David has recently had the opportunity to meet Moira's husband Ian which has made this piece even more significant to him. A great example of our museum honouring the memory of people and traditions from our past. http://www.dhtcollections.com/…/Brand_J uteSackdressassociat… #verdantdundee #visitdundee #madeindundee
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“Verdant Works is World Class! The High Mill is a stunning restoration and I’m learning so much about where Dundee came from - it’s industrial textile heritage and social history. Fabulous attraction - will undoubtedly be back and will recommend others to come visit” Madeleine https://instagram.com/l_l_e_n_a_

Of the 53 Commonwealth nations Dundee has a particular connection with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Jute has been grown in the East Bengal region for centuries, being produced for domestic consumption in the villages of present-day Bangladesh. The British East India Company (the British Empire Authority delegated in Bengal from the 17th to mid 20th century) took over the trade from Bengal merchants and shipped jute to the United Kingdom. In 1820 the first twenty bales of j...ute were unloaded at Dundee docks connecting a Scottish city and this faraway region of the Indian sub-continent. It was a move that would change Dundee's destiny for a long time to come. Bangladesh is still the largest producer and exporter of raw jute in the world. Incidentally, today, India and Pakistan are the largest Commonwealth of Nations countries by population with Bangladesh not far behind. #CommonwealthDay #verdantdundee #dundee #dundeeculture #DundeeIsNow #visitdundee
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This month's Sunday Screening takes us on an epic adventure as we join Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, who embarks on a journey to find her grandfather, a renowned explorer who has gone missing in the Arctic..;
Sunday Screening Sun 17 March I Doors 11am, film starts shortly after Free I PG rated film I No booking required.

It's one of our favourite days of the year. Lets hear it for the women and girls who helped to shape our wonderful city - mainly with hard graft and sacrifice. Its why so many of us are proud to say "it's fae a Dundee weaver that I came" (from The Women O' Dundee by Sheena Wellington) #InternationalWomansDay #dundee #verdantdundee #madeindundee http://www.dhtcollections.com

Jute mill women. Tens of thousands of people were employed in the jute industry in Dundee during the 19th and 20th centuries, with women representing up to 75% of the workforce. The preponderance of female workers led to Dundee being dubbed "She town" with its jute workers known for their stubborn independence. Social media influencer Madeleine https://instagram.com/l_l_e_n_a_ visited #verdantworks to learn more about these incredible women who were the mainstay of the workforce #InternationalWomensDay

Dundee Heritage Trust has appointed Deirdre Robertson as its Chief Executive Officer.
Formerly Chief Operating Officer and Advisor for Tate and board member of Dundee Contemporary Arts, Deirdre brings voluntary, non-executive and senior executive experience in UK charities, arts and education, including the museum and galleries sector.

It's a day to celebrate the joys of books and reading this #WorldBookDay. Do join us today to peruse the book section at Verdant Works shop and cafe. We'll even throw in a free tea or coffee while you browse! Our Dundonian banter is also free of charge for locals and tourists alike! #visitdundee #madeindundee

Read this wonderful guide to some of the best industrial museums in the UK where Verdant Works is featured. http://bit.ly/2TlcSVf Thank you Museum Crush -we are in great company indeed! #GoIndustrial #VisitDundee #verdantdundee #jameswatt2019

The local textile industry inspired lots of poetry and witty verse: Here's "The Heckler's Epitaph"
Aneath thir stanes here lie my banes, The truth I daurna tell; The wirms hae a' disgusted been,... On earth they picked them well.
I spent my life on heckle pins; My woof was sair owerdriven; They warped me doon and spun me oot, The tallie book's in heaven.
George Cooper - formerly a soldier in India and latterly a heckler and poet in Arbroath. (late 19th Century).
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Verdant Works is the perfect family fun day out! Have you discovered #verdantdundee #visitdundee