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The Region I Exhibitions Calendar lists exhibitions
of costume, lectures and workshops. Please note dates of exhibitions may
change. If no beginning date is given, the exhibition is already open.
CSA-sponsored programs in the Northeastern Region: Northeastern Region "Events, Workshops and Symposia" page.
American Textile History Museum
491 Dutton Street, Lowell, MA USA
978-441-0400
http://www.athm.org
Textile Revolution: An Exploration through Space and Time
Ongoing
Visit the new main exhibition, Textile Revolution: An Exploration through Space and Time, to spin, weave, recycle, and design your way through textile history. Simulate parachuting from a real single-engine plane, throw the shuttle on an authentic hand loom, and design your own clothing line on a computer. See how textiles are changing your world, from protective clothing for firefighters and soldiers to revolutionary "shark skin" suits for our gold-medal Olympic swimmers - and so much more. You'll never look at the fascinating world of textiles the same way again.
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Homefront & Battlefield: The Civil War Through Quilts and Context
June 30 - November 25, 2012
This exhibition will use quilts, textiles, clothing, and other artifacts to connect deeply moving and insightful personal stories (private memory) about the war, its causes, and its aftermath with the broader national context (public history). For further information
Armenian Library and Museum of America
Watertown, MA.
617-926-2562
http://www.almainc.org/
Identifying Armenian Lace
Ongoing
This new textile exhibit explores lace techniques, how Armenian lace compares with other lace types and the fascinating history of Armenian needle lace, including stories of girls and women who accomplished these incredible works of art, often under difficult conditions. Special collections, such as the Chad Collection of Laces (made by orphans of Malatia) and the Alice Riggs Collection (made by women of Aintab after the 1896 massacre) will be featured. Very fine lace collars, large doilies, three-dimensional flowers, household items and lace embellishing garments will be among the artifacts on display.
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Fabric of a Culture: Traditional Armenian Costumes
Ongoing
Mannequins have turned into muses at ALMA, each adorned with colorful costumes made of silks, angora wool and other textiles. The display is part of "Fabric of a Culture," a new textile exhibit featuring more than 20 authentic Armenian costumes from the late 19th century to 1915. See the largest North American display of authentic Armenian costumes from the late 19th century to 1915 and explore the regional style of Armenian clothing from the district of Kessaria in the West to the mountains of the Caucasus in the East.
Historic Deerfield
PO Box 321, 84B Old Main Street, Deerfield, Massachusetts 01342 USA
413-774-5581
http://www.historic-deerfield.org/
Celebrating the Fiber Arts: The Helen Geier Flynt Textile Gallery
Ongoing
Examine one of the finest collections of early American textiles and costumes ever assembled! A testament to the passion of Historic Deerfield's cofounder Helen Geier Flynt during 60 years of collecting, this gallery presents examples of embroidery, woven silks, bed hangings, coverlets, quilts, costumes, and accessories from about 1600 to the end of the 19th century. Permanent with changing elements.
Wenham Museum
132 Main Street, Wenham, MA 01984 USA
978-468-2377
www.wenhammuseum.org
The museum's collection contains more than 10,000 pieces of clothing, accessories, and textiles from the Victorian era onward: day dresses to wedding gowns, parasols to brooches, bed linens to quilts, representing changing fashions and lifestyles across the decades.
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