Events

Excess Baggage - Yorkshire Edition | A Collection of Paper Bags from Across Yorkshire

The 21st May marks the start of a brand new summer exhibition here at Colours May Vary and we are delighted to be welcoming the Paper Bag Archive in to adorn our walls. Overseen by designer and publisher Tim Sumner, the PBA is a rich resource of archival ephemera that celebrates the humble, and once ubiquitous, paper carrier bag

Excess Baggae - Yorkshire Edition. Image shows a bag from the Hornsea Museum

The archive (said to be the largest in the world!) contains examples that range from the early 1900s to the present day and which represent a wealth of different subject areas - from travel and tourism to leisure and hospitality, food and drink to sick bags!

Excess Baggage - Yorkshire Edition. Image shows a Sailor Boy custard bag from Sheffield

The exhibition ‘Excess Baggage - Yorkshire Edition’ takes a deep delve into the archive to present a selection of bags from all over this fair county - including terrific examples from Leeds, Sheffield, Ilkley, Bradford, Hull, Scarborough, and more! From bakeries to stationers, museums to bookshops - this little lot will have you pining for simpler times, when a paper bag came with every purchase.

Excess Baggage - Yorkshire Edition. Image of a bakery paper bag from Cannings Home Bakery in Leeds

Join us on Thursday 21st May, 6-8pm for ‘Excess Baggage - Yorkshire Edition’ - you might even be able to bag yourself some goodies while you’re at it.