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Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party

Start Date
14 May 2025
End Date
21 September 2025
Venue
Garden Museum
Location
London, UK
Curator
Emma House
Designer
Luke Edward Hall
A room with documents on display .Two outfits in hues of pink, florals and embroidery.
There are two headpieces on display. One is tall with blue and red shapes, and the other is round with a decoration in the middle.
A display of pink floral flowers and a poster.
Two outfits in hues of pink, florals and embroidery.

Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party
Best known for his iconic fashion photography, Cecil Beaton had a bouquet of creative talents: he was also an accomplished costume and set designer for film, theatre and ballet, and a gifted artist. This exhibition is the first to examine the common thread weaving through Beaton’s work: gardens and flowers.

Photographs, paintings, drawings, costume and set design will explore the role flowers played in developing Cecil Beaton’s creative practice; from the lavish floral installations he created for parties with flowers from his own gardens, to painted and fresh flowers used as backdrops for fashion photography and royal portraits, to the famous floral costumes in My Fair Lady.

Curated by Garden Museum Curator Emma House and designed by artist and designer Luke Edward Hall.

Image courtesy of Garden Museum.