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If you have an idea for an event, please contact our Programs and Events Coordinator, Carrie Cox.

Contact Colleen Callahan

A FANCY Exhibition & A Peek Behind the Scenes

An Afternoon at the Valentine 


Sponsored by the Southeastern Region

Saturday, October 4, 2025

1:00pm to 5:00pm

 1015 E Clay Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Join us for a delightful, informative afternoon of talk, tours, and refreshments at the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Over the years CSA members have attended both national and regional meetings at the Valentine, featuring exhibitions from the museum’s outstanding costume and textile collection. Recently, this collection has undergone a shift from a collection of items with a Virginia history to a Richmond history focused collection, plus a multi-million-dollar comprehensive renovation of its storage and support areas. 


Colleen Callahan, Kristen Stewart, and Nichol Gabor, the three curators who have successively overseen this collection since 1985, will give accounts about how the collection’s mission, composition, and its physical spaces have changed over time as a prelude to tours of the newly renovated storage and support areas. Plus, attendees will tour the exhibit, FANCY: Costumes, Characters and the Richmond Masque, with curator Nichol Gabor. Light refreshments will be served following the tours and there will be time for networking with your fellow CSA members. We will also have a meeting of all regional members who are interested in volunteering at the 2026 National Symposium in Charlotte, NC.


The Southeastern Region is sponsoring this program so that it free to CSA members and you may bring a guest.  Space is limited, and registration ends October 1, 2025. See the registration tab below for more information.


  • Registration

    The Southeastern Region is sponsoring this program so that it free to CSA members and you may bring a guest.  Space is limited  to 30  attendees. Registration closes October 1, 2025.


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  • Schedule

    1:00-2:00: Presentation by Colleen Callahan, Kristen Stewart and Nichol Gabor about the history of the Valentine's costume and textile collection (Multi-Purpose Room)

    2:00-3:00: Tour of collection storage and support spaces (2nd & 3rd Floors) 

    3:00-4:00: Tour the exhibit, FANCY: Costumes, Characters, and the Richmond Masque (Klaus Exhibit Gallery

     4:00-5:00: Refreshments, networking, and meeting about volunteering for 2026 National Symposium in Charlotte, NC (Multi-Purpose Room)

  • Parking

    Limited spaces are available at the The Valentine parking lot at 407 N. 10th Street. Additional parking is located at the MCV Visitor Parking Deck at 529 N. 12th Street with validation provided by the museum. Visitors are also welcome to take advantage of any paid street parking in the area at their own discretion.

    Questions? Contact Nichol Gabor at (804) 649-0711 ext. 343 or by clicking the email button below.

    Email Nichol Gabor

    Mini-Meetings

    Funding is available each year to support mini-meetings within the Region by providing monies required to publicize these events (up to $125 per meeting). Meetings can be designed around a local event such as a theatrical performance or museum exhibition and can be in partnership with an organization, an historic home, a museum, or a bordering CSA region. These smaller versions of the Region’s annual symposium are encouraged because they not only provide local CSA members with costume programming but also foster interest in costume topics among potential members.

    Contact Us

    For information or to propose a mini-meeting topic and location, please contact Colleen Callahan.

    Contact Tric Wesp