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The Region VIII Events Calendar lists exhibitions
of costume, and costume-related exhibitions, the dates and places
of the National and Regional Symposia, lectures, and workshops.Where
available, a telephone number has been included. Please use these
numbesrs to obtain additional information. Dates of exhibitions
may change. Where available, dates for the exhibitions are included.
If no beginning date is given, the exhibition is already open.
Abegg-Stiftung
Riggisberg, Switzerland
031-808-12-01
http://www.abegg-stiftung.ch
"Bourgeois Pride and Princely Splendour:
Costumes from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century"
Apr. 20 - Nov. 2, 2008
This will be an exhibition of important historic costumes from the collections of the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt and the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden in Germany. The exhibition will show a group of around twenty bourgeois costumes from the seventeenth century, which originally belonged to families in Cologne and later came to Darmstadt with the collection of Baron von Hüpsch. A smaller number of women's costumes from the late eighteenth century complements this group. The second part of the exhibition presents a costume of the Elector Moritz of Saxony, datable to the first half of the sixteenth century, from the collection of the Dresden Rüstkammer.
Benaki Museum
Tel.: +30 210 367 1000
benaki@benaki.gr
http://www.benaki.gr/index.asp?lang=en
Buckinghamshire County Museum
Church Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QP
Tel.: 01296 331441
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/museum
Costume Colloquium: A tribute to Janet Arnold
Florence, Italy
5-9 November, 2008
Tel.: +39 055 28 55 88
www.costume-textiles.com
info@promoflorenceevents.com
Promoters:
The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, Florence
The Association Friends of the Costume Gallery, Florence
Janet Arnold’s pioneering research into the cut and construction of clothes from the 16th to the early 20th centuries provide invaluable information on garments from the past. For more than 10 years preceding her death in 1998, she collaborated with Palazzo Pitti’s Galleria del Costume conservation department. Here she actively participated on the lengthy and difficult project of documenting and conserving the Medici burial clothes. Prior to this, she made several trips to Italy, and in particular to Florence, while researching for her books on Patterns of Fashion. It is appropriate that on the upcoming 10th anniversary of her passing away, a tribute to her work be made there.
In the plans are four days of study, lectures, on-sight tours and visits to significant sites specifically tailored to the participants’ interests and essential to Janet’s Arnold’s work and to that of her followers. A variety of presentations by designers, historians and conservators will acknowledge the importance of Janet Arnold’s research, especially thorough her understanding of costume cut and construction, placing it in the wider context of differing approaches through many media to a contemporary audience.
The event will be on an international scale and involve the collaboration of the most prestigious institutions and researchers in the fields of costume history, conservation, costume replication and/or as many collateral fields as time and interest permit.
The organizers are appealing not only to textile and dress conservators and curators, art and costume historians, costume designers for stage, film and televisions but also students in these disciplines and interested members of the general public to attend this important and timely event.
Costume Society (UK)
Study Trip to Italy:
Florence and Rome
Nov. 5-12, 2008
Contact: http://www.costumesociety.org.uk/oct-dec2008.html
The emphasis of this trip is as a study tour, though while costume and textiles are our primary interest, we would not want to overlook that Florence is the home of the Medici, of Botticelli, Galileo and that we shall be visiting Sienna, Pienza and Rome. As usual we have tried to hit the right balance between filling our time in Italy with not making it so crammed full as to be impossibly exhausting.
FLORENCE:
Wednesday the 5th November we will stay at the Hotel Beacci Tornabuoni
During the stay we will be visiting: Museo Salvatore Ferragamo Costume Museum and the Restoration Laboratory
Lecture at the British Institute
then we leave the hotel with luggage on the 9th for:
SIENA: a short tour then onto visit:
PIENZA To stay at the Hotel II Chiostro di Pienza for the night, we leave the hotel with luggage on the 10th for:
ROME Staying at the Hotel Santa Chiara until Wednesday 12th November
Including a private visit to Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
For complete itinerary, prices and booking information please go to our website: http://www.costumesociety.org.uk/oct-dec2008.html
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 0RN
UK
020 7848 2777
(outside UK +4420 7848 2777)
http://www.courtauld.ac.uk
Design History Society
University College
Falmouth, UK
www.networksofdesign.co.uk
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Networks of Design 2008 Conference"
Sep. 3 - 6, 2008
The theme "Networks of Design" responds to recent academic interest in the fields of design, technology, humanities and the social sciences in the 'networks' of interactions within processes of knowledge formation. The interest in networks emerges from actor-network theory (ANT) and the work of, among others, the social theorist Bruno Latour who, along with the international designer and Droog collaborator Jurgen Bey, is a keynote speaker at the conference.
Networks can include people, social groups, artefacts, devices, entities and ideas. Papers will be organised around five broad themes:
· Networks of People including collectives and individuals
· Networks of Texts including images, documents, databases
· Networks of Technology including mechanical and virtual technologies
· Networks of Things including material and technological artefacts
· Networks of ideas including theories, disciplines and concepts (among them design history and ANT)
Proposals for papers are welcome from individuals and/or panels (of not more than three papers). Please visit the web site: www.networksofdesign.co.uk or email Fiona Hackney at networksofdesign@falmouth.ac.uk
Submission deadline: 25th February 2008
Drents Museum
Brink 1
9401 HS
Assen, Netherlands
Tel.: +0592 377 773
info@drentsmuseum.nl
http://www.drentsmuseum.nl
Fashion and Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey Street
London SE1 3XF
http://www.ftmlondon.org
"Little Black Dress"
Jun. 19 - Aug. 25, 2008
This exhibition celebrates an icon of modern dressing - the Little Black Dress. This exciting exhibition traces the advent of this wardrobe staple, from its inception in the 1920's to today's cutting edge creations.
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"Billy: Bill Gibb's Moment in Time"
Oct. 23, 2008 - Jan. 16, 2009
This exhibition is a retrospective of the work of one of the most creative designers of 20th century London fashion. A contemporary of Ossie Clark, Biba's Barbara Hulanicki and Zandra Rhodes, Bill Gibb created beauty and fantasy in 70s fashion. His extreme imagination on paper was translated into garments of an haute couture level. Gibb's signature was gowns of romantic and historical inspiration textured with print, pattern, embroidery, beadwork and leather. With Kaffe Fassett he elevated knitwear to an art form.
This exhibition will examine one designer's magical vision. The display will cover the two floors of the gallery in a breathtaking array of 70s glamour. Bill Gibb had a loyal client list including Bianca Jagger and Elizabeth Taylor and friends including models Twiggy and Jan de Villeneuve.
The Costume Society of Great Britain
http://www.costumesociety.org.uk/
carolinejohnson@nt/world.com
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Shatin
1 Man Lam Road
Sha Tin
Hong Kong
Tel.: +852.2180.8188
hkhm@lcsd.gov.hk
http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/english/gen_info.htm
“Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall”
Permanent Exhibition
This gallery relates the history and explains the art of Cantonese Opera. Showcased are some valuable items once used by renowned Cantonese Opera artists.
Jim Thompson Thai House Museum
6 Soi Kasemsan 2
Rama 1 Road
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel.: +662 216 7368
http://www.jimthompsonhouse.com/
Kyoto Costume Institute
Tel.: +075 321 9221
info@kci.or.jp
http://www.kci.or.jp/
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens, London W8
http://www.hrp.org.uk
Tel.: +44 0870 751 5170
Musee Gorsline
Rue des Connets
21150 Bussy-le-Grand
France
Tel 33 (0)3 80 96 03 29
Fax 33 (0)3 80 96 00 84
info@musee-gorsline.com
http://www.musee-gorsline.com/
Museo Del Traje
(Costume Museum of Spain)
Avenida de Juan de Herrera, 2. Madrid (28040)
Spain
Madrid. Tlf. 91550 47 00 ext. 4742, 4740 y 4813
http://museodeltraje.mcu.es
"Edward Steichen, in High Fashion (The Condé Nast years, 1923-1937)"
Jun. 25 - Sep. 15, 2008
This exhibition, organized jointly by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis, and the Musée de l´ Elysée, Lausanne, is important both because it is the first important exhibition of this artist´ s work shown in Europe since his death in 1973 and also because it will be the first time some of these photos, part of the important Condé Nast Archives, have been displayed in public.
Museum der Kulturen
Augustinergasse 2
4051 Basel
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 61 266 5600
info@mkb.ch
www.mkb.ch/en/home.html
Museum of Costume
Bennett Street
BA1 2QH
Bath
England
Tel.: +44 01225 477173
costume_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk
http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/
"Dresses from History"
Feb. 16 - Dec. 31, 2008
This exhibition includes 13 women's dresses and ensembles from the Georgian, Regency and Victorian period. All of the pieces to be displayed have been carefully chosen for their decorative qualities and because they were the height of fashion at the time.
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Permanent Displays includes women's wear and menswear from the 18th century to the present day.
Museum of London
London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
Tel.: +0870 444 3852
info@museumoflondo.org.uk
http://www.museum-london.org.uk/
Pickford's House Museum
41 Friar Gate
Derby DE1 1DA
England
Tel.: +01 332 255 363
http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums/index.htm
Royal Ontario Museum Paris and Normandy Tour
May 22 - 31, 2009
Dr. Alexandra Palmer, the Royal Ontario Museum's Nora E. Vaughan Fashion Costume Curator, guides an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the world of the haute couture. A feature of this tour is the number of specially arranged private visits to galleries and luxury ateliers that are not generally open to the public.
The stay in Paris includes visits to the couture collections at the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, the Musée de la Monde and the Musée Galleria, to theatrical costumes at the Comédie Française and to the legendary ateliers of Lesage, Legeron and André Lemairé. Visits to textile collections, and a privately arranged visit to Versailles are also on the itinerary.
In Normandy our time includes a visit to Granville, a picturesque seaside resort overlooking the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel and the site of the Dior family home, Les Rhumbs, which is now le Musée Christian Dior. Normandy also offers visits to lace collections, the Bayeux Tapestry and to the production workshops of Louis Vuitton and Grandis.
The tour would not be complete without time to indulge in some of the gastronomic delights for which France is famous.
ROMtravel Coordinator: Marnie Hunt
416.513.0508
marnhunt@rogers.com
Travel arrangements by Hamilton Fitzjames
Dale Grzegorczyk 1.800.801.6147 or 905.842.1845
Dale@hamiltonfitzjames.com
Ontario Registration Number: 4477196
Shambellie House Museum of Costume
New Abbey
Dumfrieshire
DG2 8HQ
Scotland
Tel.: +01387 850 375
http://www.nms.ac.uk/costume/home/index.asp
The Textile Gallery
Textile & Art Publications
Studio 28 Liddell Road
West Hampstead, London
NW6 2EW England
Tel.: (44-20) 7328 4844
post@textile-art.com
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Tel.: +44020 7942 2000
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
"Fashion V Sport"
Aug. 5 - Nov. 23, 2008
This exhibition will explore the creative and fluid relationship between the two worlds of contemporary fashion and sportswear. It will look at how the two industries have collaborated over recent years, from contemporary fashion designers working with sportswear brands to sports personalities heading fashion campaigns and even designing their own collections.
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"Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes"
Coming in 2010
This major retrospective will examine the origins, development and long term influence of the Ballets Russes, to celebrate the centenary of their first appearance in 1909.
Museum staff are currently researching the exhibition and would be interested to hear from any individuals who have relevant private material. In particular, a large number of original costumes were dispersed at the Sotheby's auctions in the early 1970s. So if you have an original costume still hanging in your wardrobe, we would be delighted to hear from you. In the first instance please contact Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance at j.pritchard@vam.ac.uk.
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"Quilts"
Mar. 20 - Jul. 18, 2010
Enduringly popular, crossing centuries and continents, this exhibition will focus on the UK tradition of quilting. A unique opportunity to showcase the V&A's historic quilt collection, the exhibition will also draw on regional variations, exploring the evolution of quilting in the context of social change and position it as an important area of cultural production.
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon
Nr Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP18 OJH
England
Tel.: +44 01296 653226
www.waddesdon.org.uk/
Wereldmuseum
Willemskade 25
3016 DM Rotterdam
Netherlands
Tel.: +010 270 7172
bibliotheeke@wereldmuseum.rotterdam.nl
http://www.wereldmuseum.rotterdam.nl/
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