Dr Matt Lodder | British Tattoo Art Revealed | National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Guest curator Dr Matt Lodder introduces British Tattoo Art Revealed, the largest exhibition of it's kind in the UK.
A genuinely ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing, featuring cutting edge designers, leading academics and major private collectors.
Challenging long-standing myths and pre-conceptions about tattooing when it comes to class, gender and age, whilst at the same time celebrating the astonishingly rich artistic heritage of tattooing in the UK.
This is the largest gathering of real objects and original tattoo artwork ever assembled in the UK featuring over 400 original artworks, photographs and historic artefacts.
Find out more at NMMC.CO.UK
Funders: Arts Council England | Garfield Weston Foundation Sir John Fisher Foundation | Heritage Lottery Fund |
Institutional Lenders: Science Museum Group | Wellcome Collection | Museum of London | National Maritime Museum, London | Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford | Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge | Cornwall Record Office | Royal Institution of Cornwall
Partners: Royal Museums Greenwich | University of Essex | Falmouth University | Thinksee 3D | Gorton Studios | A Pound of Flesh | Storylines | Royal British Legion | Battling On | FXU | Sailor Jerry