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TILL: CREATING A WORLD OF JOY & RESISTANCE and WOMEN TALKING: AN ACT OF FEMALE IMAGINATION Tuesday – Saturday, 10AM – 5PM; Closed Sunday-Monday We are pleased to announce a limited-time exhibition of film costumes, props, historic photography, and ephemera from two powerful films—TILL and WOMEN TALKING—organized & presented by Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) United Read More »
The FIDM Museum Special Collections hold a treasure trove of fashion ephemera. From personal and business archives to trade publications, these supplementary materials help us interpret the physical objects in the Museum's collection. Today, Registrar/Museum Coordinator Leigh Wishner, our resident textile aficionado, introduces you to a magazine that illustrates the importance of fabrics in fashion, Read More »
We often share pieces from the FIDM Museum Special Collections, but did you know our holdings include several design archives? Today we’re giving you an overview of the archives in our collection, featuring personal papers, photographs, clippings, business records, sketches, and assorted ephemera from prominent 20th century fashion figures. Mid-20th century sketch and fabric swatches Read More »
Visit FIDM Museum objects currently on display around the world: Motorcycling ensemble, 1930s, Museum purchase and various donors Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960 FIDM Museum in Association with American Federation of Arts The Frick, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, July 3-September 26, 2021 Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, July 28-October 16, 2022 Figge Art Read More »
G. Lasellaz/Jules Vaillant fan, c. 1889, FIDM Museum Purchase: Funds generously donated by Martha Nesseth and Mona Lee Nesseth, 2019.5.9AB General Fund A 100% tax-deductible monetary gift to the General Fund is unrestricted; your contribution may help acquire objects for the Museum's collection or perform essential conservation. If your company has a matching program, your Read More »
In the mid-20th century, the splendor of the Palace of Versailles, former home to France’s kings, queens, and emperors, had drastically faded. The palace was in extreme disrepair, facing millions of dollars worth of renovations to restore it to its former glory. Cut to 1973: Versailles Chief Curator Gerald Van der Kemp and his wife Read More »
The following post was written by Christina Johnson, Associate Curator of the FIDM Museum. FIDM Museum Rudi Gernreich Archive Storage, 2019. Reorganizing and cataloging the FIDM Museum’s Rudi Gernreich Archive was one of the first projects I began after being hired as Collections Manager in 2003. Although at that point I was very much a Read More »
The FIDM Museum was thrilled to host the CSA Western Region Jack Handford Summer Scholarship winner, Axelle Boyer. A Ph.D. student in History of Art and Visual Culture at UC Santa Cruz, Axelle previously received her M.A. in Fashion Studies from Parsons School of Design. Her research interests include body adornment, style, and fashion of Read More »
Today's post comes from our Digital Archive intern Maureen Nyhan, who spent time with the FIDM Museum this summer working on our Michel Arnaud Fashion Photography Archive. Maureen learned digital asset management skills as she scanned and categorized collections from one designer, Yohji Yamamoto, making these images available to researchers for years to come! ********************************************************************************************************************* Read More »
On Wednesday, May 23, the FIDM Museum welcomed photographer Michel Arnaud, along with his family, friends, and colleagues, to celebrate the opening of Capturing the Catwalk: Runway Photography from the Michel Arnaud Archive. The exhibition is the first to showcase his work spanning over two decades in the fashion industry; it highlights his contributions to the Read More »
We love participating in Museum Week, the annual social media campaign that encourages institutions around the world to take their online community behind-the-scenes. Today's theme is Professions: who works at the FIDM Museum and what do they do? It takes so many capable hands to keep a museum running. There are countless moving parts that Read More »
The FIDM Museum is thrilled to announce our partnership with American Federation of Arts on the upcoming exhibition Outdoor Girls: Sporting Fashion, 1800 to 1960. The exhibition will begin its tour in Los Angeles in 2020 before traveling to domestic and international venues. See the AFA announcement here, and read the full press release below. We look Read More »
