Batiks of Indonesia: Java and beyond at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

Maja Lorkowska, Exhibitions Editor

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Batiks of Indonesia: Java and beyond

Until 30 August 2025
Date
Time
Session Features
03 Jun 2025
10:00 am-5:00 pm
04 Jun 2025
10:00 am-5:00 pm
05 Jun 2025
10:00 am-5:00 pm
06 Jun 2025
10:00 am-5:00 pm
07 Jun 2025
10:00 am-5:00 pm

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Patterned fabric in blue, brown and beige. The motifs include flowers, leaves, triangles and diamonds in repeating rows.
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The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery showcases the beauty of Indonesian Batik with a new exhibition Batiks of Indonesia: Java and beyond.

Batik is a method of decorating fabric using wax resist and there are a myriad of ways of using the technique in many parts of Europe and Africa. However, it’s on the Indonesian island of Java that batik has reached new levels – it’s been featured on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Batiks of Indonesia: Java and beyond features Indonesian pieces from the Coleman Collection, celebrating the cataloguing and digitisation of over 250 fabrics in the collection. As well as the cloth, you can learn more about the historical context and see the technique in use via instructional videos.

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