Who is popular today?

From Mary Quant at V&A Dundee to carnival in Bristol, here are our movers and shakers for the bank holiday weekend and beyond
Last week’s selection – many still going on
Scotland’s leading design museum, V&A Dundee, reopens its doors today (following its big sister in London, which opened three weeks ago). The striking building on the banks of the Tay is home to a variety of exhibition spaces, including an evolving installation of prototypes, sketches and failed experiments; a hands-on room on care, repair, customisation and waste in the fashion industry; and a collection of objects revealing how designers and others have used their skills during the Covid crisis. There’s also a major retrospective on Mary Quant (from £6), including the iconic British designer’s “wet collection”. Timed entry slots for the museum can be booked online in advance (free, but donations welcomed).• vam.ac.uk Continue reading...