The flag of Easter Island, a special territory of Chile, was first flown in public alongside its parent nation’s flag on 9th May 2006. Adorning its white background is a red Reimiro, an ornament worn around the chest. The Indiana University Art Museum says: “The Reimiro was worn by both men and women. It served […]
Our friends @TheHeraldrySoc have talked to the Flag Institute's own Communities Vexillologist about how he got into flags and how that led to the world of heraldry and huge state ceremonies
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Our winter conference is on Saturday 16 November, between 10am-3:30pm.
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The Flag Institute is an adviser to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Heritage.
The Flag Institute is an active member of FIAV (Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques).
