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Ties with tradition: Macedonian apron designs

Start Date
09 May 2025
End Date
09 May 2025
Venue
Powerhouse Museum
Location
Sydney, Australia
Curator
Lindie Ward
Designer
Kirsten Franklin 

A project of the Powerhouse Museum’s NSW Migration Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Macedonian Welfare Association Inc. based on an original concept produced by Meredith Walker and Mendo Trajcevski, supported by the Illawarra Migration Heritage Project Inc. and the Powerhouse Museum’s Regional Services. 

This exhibition showcases a selection of Macedonian aprons, traditionally worn for special occasions and everyday use. A powerful juxtaposition of colours, patterns, and materials, these hand-woven aprons tell the stories of women’s lives and creativity, their villages and traditions. 
 
For the women of the Illawarra area in NSW, their journey of migration to Australia transformed their aprons from an integral part of daily dress into a lasting memento of a former way of life.  

Image Courtesy of MAAS Powerhouse, Sydney. Photo: Sotha Bourn