Tag: Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising
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Kimono matters: materiality and making
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Read More: Kimono matters: materiality and makingWhat can the materials and making of a garment tell us about its history and continued relevance? Now open in the Richard Blackwell Gallery, Kimono Matters: Materiality and Making explores the kimono as an iconic form of Japanese dress and a material object shaped by craftsmanship, technique, and use.
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The (loom) weight of history: Avenir collections feature
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Read More: The (loom) weight of history: Avenir collections featurePeer into the ancient history of weaving through one small, terracotta object at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising.
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Fashioning a nation: Avenir exhibition explores American history at 50-year intervals
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Read More: Fashioning a nation: Avenir exhibition explores American history at 50-year intervalsLearn about the newest exhibition “imagiNation: Fashioning A Nation, 1776 – 2026” at the Avenir Museum.
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Avenir Curatorial Considerations: The Fashion “Bug”
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Read More: Avenir Curatorial Considerations: The Fashion “Bug”Get insight into how collection objects are evaluated for Avenir Museum exhibitions.
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Catch the fashion bug: New exhibition pairs Avenir textiles, C.P. Gillette insects
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Read More: Catch the fashion bug: New exhibition pairs Avenir textiles, C.P. Gillette insectsAn exhibition that opened Jan. 27 at CSU’s Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising is a collaboration with the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity to showcase the intersection of apparel and insects.
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‘Thanks! It Has Pockets:’ How a humble fashion feature became a symbol of empowerment and joy
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Read More: ‘Thanks! It Has Pockets:’ How a humble fashion feature became a symbol of empowerment and joyAvenir Museum Curator Paula Alaszkiewicz talks about the surprising history of one of fashion’s more controversial elements.