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“Step back in time to discover what it was like to be a teenager 60 years ago”
Warwickshire Libraries are offering a touring exhibition, “Rocking and Rolling for 60 Years”, to look at the rise of the teenager and other aspects of post war Britain and Warwickshire this autumn.
The exhibition has been curated by Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) and Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs (WAYC). It includes a look at music, fashion and eating out. As Rebecca Williams, Senior Learning and Community Engagement Officer, explains: “A whole generation of young people came of age in the 1950s. They were keen to spend their disposable income on something different and more colourful after years of rationing”
The exhibition is offered at the following libraries this autumn:
Leamington
Monday 7th September – Friday 18th September
Kenilworth
Monday 21st September – Friday 2nd October
Rugby
Monday 5th October – Friday 16th October
Stratford
Monday 19th October – Friday 30th October
Bedworth
Monday 2nd November – Friday 13th November
Nuneaton
Monday 16th November – Friday 27th November
Atherstone
Monday 30th November – Friday 11th December
Polesworth
Monday 14th December – Friday 8th January
Accompanying talks from HCW staff
Some venues will also feature talks on the subject with staff from Heritage and Culture Warwickshire.
The talks, given by staff from HCW, will look at the wider context of post war Britain and Warwickshire before focusing on the rise of the teenager in the 1950s. All aspects of life will be covered, from fashion, to dancing, to what it was like to get married and set up home.
Items from HCW’s 1950s collections have influenced the talk and include magazines from the period, costume collections and oral histories of the time.
Says Becki Morris, Collections Assistant at HCW, “our collections give fascinating insights into what it was like to be young in the 1950s. Some of my favourite finds come from our post war magazine and costume collection I’m confident that this talk will appeal to all ages.”
If this wets your appetite, the talks will be held on the following dates:
Leamington: Saturday 12th September 2.30 pm
Rugby: Saturday 10th October 10.30 am
Nuneaton: Saturday 21st November 10.30 am
Atherstone: Saturday 28th November in the evening. Time to be confimed.
