The Sewn Signs of the Queen
Thu 09 Oct
|The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks
Ioana Corduneanu will follow signs and clues left by The Queen and translate her messages for contemporary audiences.
Time & Location
09 Oct 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks, Belgravia, London SW1W 8BG, UK
About the event
This year, the flagship programme of The Romanian Cultural Institute in London celebrates Queen Marie of Romania and her enduring legacy.
We mark 150 years since the birth of this iconic figure in Romanian history with a series of events organised around the exhibition "Marie of Romania, Artist Queen", hosted by The King Foundation's Garrison Chapel gallery from 18 September - 12 October. Among these is talk by heritage advocate Ioana Corduneanu.
THURSDAY 9 October, 7pm
Talk: “The Sewn Signs of the Queen”
Focusing on Romania’s textile arts and crafts and drawing guidance from Queen Marie’s style, strategy and symbolic choices, Ioana Corduneanu will follow signs and clues left by The Queen and translate her messages for contemporary audiences.
"We invite the audience behind the scenes of a multi-generational project dedicated to Romanian textile arts and crafts, blending personal testimony with collective cultural heritage and storytelling. Gravitating around the enduring…