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The Region V 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 Western Region:
Western Region "Events, Workshops and Symposia" page.
Art Deco Society of California
San Francisco, CA
415-982-3326
http://www.artdecosociety.org/
Check out The Fashion Salon: Your Guide to Art Deco Dress.
Bellevue Arts Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, Washington 98004
425-519-0770
http://www.bellevuearts.org/
"Think Twice: New Latin American Jewelry"
May 26 - Oct. 16, 2011
Bringing together more than 130 works by over 90 artists from 25 countries, Think Twice is the largest collection of contemporary Latin American jewelry to be seen in the United States. BAM is the only museum in the Northwest to showcase this fascinating exhibition!
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94118
415.863.3330
http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/index.asp
"The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection"
Sep. 10, 2011 - Jun. 10, 2012
A world-class collection of Anatolian kilims given to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco by H. McCoy Jones and his wife, Caroline, is showcased in a choice exhibition of two dozen of the finest examples. Presented in the textile arts gallery at the de Young, the Anatolian flat-woven kilims on view, dating from the 15th to the 19th century, include a variety of design types and regional styles, as well as superb examples of artistic and visual prowess. The kilims in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's permanent collection are considered the most important group of Anatolian kilims outside Turkey.
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"The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk"
Mar. 24 - Aug. 9, 2012
Dubbed fashion's enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier launched his first prêt-à-porter collection in 1976 and founded his own couture house in 1997. Emerging as a designer in the 1980s, he developed his own dress codes that reflected the changing world around him.
This dynamic, multimedia exhibition will include 120 haute couture and prêt-à-porter designs created between the early 1970s and 2010, along with numerous sketches, archival documents, fashion photographs, and video clips that spotlight Gaultier's collaborations with filmmakers, choreographers, and musicians, most notably Madonna.
Link to the exhibition page.
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising/Museum & Galleries
919 South Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA
213-624-1200
http://fidmmuseum.org/
"Images of Men: Looking Beyond Fragrance"
Ongoing
This exhibition examines the name, bottle, and packaging of fragrances designed for the masculine consumer. By focusing on the aesthetic components of masculine fragrance, we are able to understand the essential archetypes used by fragrance brands to market their products.
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"Ten Years of FIDM Museum Acquisitions, 2000 - 2010"
Sep. 13 - Dec. 17, 2011
This exhibition celebrates the past decade of collecting at the FIDM Museum in Los Angeles. With a surge in extraordinary donations and purchases between 2000 and the present, the FIDM Museum collection attained new eminence and richness, particularly in the areas of 19th- and 20th- century haute couture, mid-20th century American designers, and international contemporary designers.
Highlights include: a white gauze French empire gown, a luxurious embroidered court suit worn by composer Johann Hummel, a Redfern court gown with regulation eleven-foot-long train, and a museum-commissioned lace peacock motif Alexander McQueen couture gown.
Lacis Museum of Lace & Textiles
2982 Adeline Street
Berkeley, California 94703
510-843-7290
http://www.lacismuseum.org/
"Knitted Lace of Estonia"
Sep. 17, 2011 - Feb. 4, 2012
A rare presentation of the unique knitted lace style of Estonia and its relation to its earlier knitting disciplines as well as the knitted lace in the cultures of Russia, Shetland, Germany and other geographic enclaves where lace knitting became the spirit of the soul, fulfilling the fashion dreams of Western civilization.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.lacma.org/
323-857-6000
Costume and Textiles Online
"This exhibition is the first major study of California midcentury modern design. With more than 300 objects-furniture, ceramics, metalwork, fashion and textiles, and industrial and graphic design-the exhibition examines the state's role in shaping the material culture of the entire country."
Maryhill Museum of Art
35 Maryhill Museum Drive
Goldendale, WA
http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/
"Theatre de la Mode"
Ongoing
These one-third human size mannequins celebrated world peace at the close of the World War II through their lavish display of the new “modern look” in fashions for women. After their premiere in Paris they toured Europe then America. The last stop of the original 1946 international tour of Theatre de la Mode was San Francisco where the mannequins remained until the early 1950s. At that time they were acquired by Maryhill Museum of Art. They went on a second world tour in the 1990s visiting Paris, New York, Baltimore, Portland and Tokyo.
Visitors to the exhibit will enter the enchanted world of 47 dramatically grouped mannequins dressed in the exquisitely detailed fashions of Paris in 1946 and posed in three artistic stage sets with lights designed specifically to create a theatrical atmosphere.
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St. at 10th & Oak Streets
(Lake Merritt Bart Station on the Fremont Line)
Oakland, CA 94607
510-238-2200
http://www.museumca.org
"Coming to California" in the Gallery of California History
May 1, 2010 - Dec. 2, 2013
Containing some 3,000 artifacts and art works, the new Gallery features sections that explore the history of California from the incredible diversity of early Native American culture, to the Gold Rush and growth of San Francisco, through the rise of Los Angeles and Hollywood, to the tumultuous decades of the 1960s and 1970. The displays include costumes such as the Saltillo Sarapé in the "Mexican" section, the 3North gown in the "San Francisco, Glorious City of the West" display, and the Chinese workman's shirt in the "Paper Sons" exhibit.
Also read the Museum's blog on "Caring for our Costumes":
http://museumca.org/blog/start-here-caring-our-costumes
Royal British Columbia Museum
675 Belleville Street
Victoria, BC Canada V8W 9W2
http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/
Visit the First Peoples Gallery for dramatic glimpses of First Nations culture before and after the arrival of Europeans. The gallery includes ceremonial masks.
Museum of Performance and Design
401 Van Ness Blvd.
Veteran's Building, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA
415-255-4800
http://www.mpdsf.org/
The permanent costume research collection includes 25,000 postcards covering the history of eastern and western dress, divided into 78 specialized categories such as ethnic dress, masks, accessories, fetish objects, and more.
"Toy Theatres: Worlds in Miniature"
Toy theatres are the miniature paper theatres utilizing costume and scenery designs derived from the contemporary theatre that had their greatest popularity in the 19th century. The theatres, scenery and characters were sold in paper sheets, subsequently mounted on cardboard, cut up, then used for home performances of popular plays of the time.
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
520 South First Street
San Jose, CA 94633
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
408-971-0323
"Scrap Art"
Aug. 16 - Oct. 6, 2011
Scrap ART showcases historical quilts drawn from the Museum's and private collections and 'scrappy' contemporary works. Scrap ART examines the historical precedent and aesthetic of the scrap quilt and its modern-day descendants.
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"High Fiber Under Five: Benefit Art Exhibition and Sale"
Oct. 22 - Nov 6, 2011
High Fiber showcases a variety of textile art forms including quilts, tapestries, sculpture, basketry, jewelry, wearable art, and mixed media pieces where fiber plays a prominent role.
Seattle Asian Art Museum
1400 East Prospect Street
Volunteer Park
Seattle, WA 98112
206-654-3100
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/
"Order and Border"
Through Oct. 21, 2012
Stripes are a fundamental visual element, appearing naturally in vertical lines as trees and in manmade products of all kinds, from street dividers to ornate fabrics. These objects help us recognize the range of meanings that a stripe holds, from a minor design feature to the sign of a significant mythic journey.
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"Colors of the Oasis"
Mar. 15 - Aug. 5, 2012
Exuberant clothes were a common sight in the Oasis cities of Central Asia. During the 19th century, patrons wore rich colors and mysterious designs on a daily basis. Their encouragement led to a flourishing use of ikat, a labor intensive process that requires many stages and layers of experience to complete. This exhibition will recreate a sense of walking into a crowd of cosmopolitan clients who wear robes of distinctive boldness.
Ventura County Museum of History & Art
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
805-653-0323 x. 20
http://www.venturamuseum.org
Permanent collections include:
- The George Stuart Collection of Historical Figures®, one-fourth scale figurative sculptures of famous individuals from world history. The figures include amazing reproductions of authentic historical costumes.
- Baskets and other objects from the local Chumash Indians, as well as artifacts from other Native American cultures outside the county.
- Clothing and accessories from the 18th century to the present, and textiles such as quilts and other household linens, flags and banners.
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