Exhibiting Fashion Symposium
Friday, March 8, 2019
Morris W. and Fannie B. Haft Theater
Marvin Feldman Center, Second Floor
Exhibiting Fashion, The Museum at FIT's 21st academic symposium. explored the history of fashion curating, the different ways fashion is displayed in museum settings, and how national and regional identities influence fashion exhibitions. The symposium was organized in conjunction with Exhibitionism: 50 Years of The Museum at FIT, which commemorated the rich history of the museum, the site of more than 200 exhibitions since the 1970s.
This event was recorded. Links to each speaker's presentations are listed below and on The Museum at FIT's YouTube Channel.
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| Time | Presenters |
|---|---|
| 10 am - 1 pm |
Dr. Valerie Steele, director of MFIT, Welcoming remarks Dr. Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill, "Exhibitionism: 50 Years of The Museum at FIT" | video Dr. Julia Petrov, "The History of Fashion Curation" | video Dr. Alexandra Palmer, "Fashion Exhibitions: The Good, the Bad, and the Pointless" | video José Teunissen, "Different Ways of Exhibiting Fashion in the Museum" | video Marie Riegels Melchior, "Fashion and Dress Museology" | video Dr. Christopher Breward, "Scholarship and Curation" | video |
| 1-2 pm | Lunch break |
| 2-5 pm |
Amy de la Haye, "Teaching Fashion Curation" | video Dr. Marco Pecorari, "Contemporary Fashion Exhibitions in Paris" | video Simona Segre Reinach, "Fashion Exhibitions in Italy" | video Elizabeth Way and Joy L. Bivins, "The African Diaspora in Fashion Exhibitions" | video Circe Henestrosa, Ana Elena Mallet, and Tanya Melendez-Escalante, "Narratives About Mexico in Fashion Exhibitions" | video Judith Clark, "Experimentation in Fashion Exhibitions" | video |
Speakers are subject to change without notice.
Exhibiting Fashion, the spring 2019 MFIT Fashion Symposium, was made possible thanks to the generosity of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT.
