Oriole Cullen

Curator

Oriole Cullen is a curator. Cullen is Head of Modern Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria and Albert museum, London. In 2019, Cullen curated the museum's Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition. In 2009, Cullen co-curated Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones with Stephen Jones at the Victoria and Albert museum and authored the accompanying publication.

Prior to this, Cullen worked as curator for Dress and Decorative Arts at the Museum of London where she co-curated The London Look: Fashion from Street to Catwalk (2004).

Oriole Cullen is a curator. Cullen is Head of Modern Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria and Albert museum, London. In 2019, Cullen curated the museum's Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition. In 2009, Cullen co-curated Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones with Stephen Jones at the Victoria and Albert museum and authored the accompanying publication.

Prior to this, Cullen worked as curator for Dress and Decorative Arts at the Museum of London where she co-curated The London Look: Fashion from Street to Catwalk (2004).

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