Wondrous Objects Symposium
Friday, March 28, 2025
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center
Wondrous Objects is The Museum at FIT’s 33rd symposium, planned in conjunction with the exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Scholars and designers will examine how the study and collection of historically and personally meaningful objects have inspired their thinking, creativity, and curiosity.
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | |
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| 10 am |
Welcoming Remarks, Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President of FIT |
| 10:05 am |
Introduction, Dr. Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator of The Museum at FIT |
| 10:15 am |
Dr. Colleen Hill, "Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities" |
| 10:45 am |
Hilary Davidson, "Shoes of Wonder: The Legacy of the Ruby Slippers" |
| 11:15 am |
Q&A with the audience |
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10 minute break |
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| 11:30 am |
Mei Mei Rado, "The Lady's Fan: Accessorizing Modern Femininity in Republican China." |
| Noon |
Colleen Hill in conversation with Niio Perkins and Ted Meuhling |
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12:30 pm |
Q&A with the audience |
| 12:45 – 2:15 pm |
Lunch |
| 2:15 pm |
Jason Cyrus, "Draping Innovation: Cristóbal Balenciaga and the Sari" |
| 2:45 pm |
Petra Slinkard, "When Fashion and Design Are your Life: the Stylings of Iris Apfel" |
| 3:15 |
Q&A with the audience |
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10 minute break |
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| 3:30 pm |
Evan Michelson, "Ephermeral Beauties: Wax Women and the Dawn of Consumer Culture" |
| 4:00 pm |
TBC |
| 4:30 pm |
Q&A with the audience |
The Wondrous Objects Symposium has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT. The Museum at FIT's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
