After postgraduate training at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Valerie Cumming spent 10 years as a costume and textiles curator. From 1981 to 1997, she was the Assistant Director, then Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Museum of London.
She is also Chairman of the Olive Matthews Collection of Dress and Textiles at Chertsey Museum and a trustee of the Daphne Bullard and Kathy Callow Trusts at the Museums Association.
Her research interests include 17th century dress and society, royal and ceremonial dress, and 19th century theatre costume. These passions are reflected in a wide range of publications – seven books, numerous articles, catalogue entries, essays and reviews. ~collected from
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