A MILITARY museum is marking the start of the 2017 season with an exhibition by a textiles student.

The Green Howards Museum, Richmond, has been closed throughout January, but re-opens on Wednesday, February 1 featuring work by Rachel Fraser, a student at Cleveland College of Art and Design in Hartlepool.

Tommy Bodkins – Military Materials Then and Now is the first external exhibition secured by a first year student, and the first time the museum has co-curated with a student exhibitor.

“We first met Rachel, from Catterick, when she started her project; she wanted to look at the collection and our archives to help inspire her,” said museum director, Lynda Powell. “As her work developed we realised we had the makings of an exhibition which could feature rarely seen textiles as well as original work created by Rachel herself.”

'Tommy Bodkins' was inspired by combining the slang name for a British soldier, with a blunt needle used to draw cord through a hem. The exhibition runs until March 31.

The museum has changed its pricing policy for the 2017 season, with admission now securing unlimited repeat entry for 12 months.