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Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising

Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising Avenir Museum Gallery

The largest of the Avenir Museum’s galleries, this 1,500 sq. ft. space hosts exhibits of historic apparel as well as flat textiles of greater size. Exhibits are planned 2-3 years in advance by Avenir Museum curatorial staff in tandem with the Department of Design and Merchandising.

Opening Oct. 8, 2024 Tiger's Leap: Fashion Past, Present, Future

Part I: Oct. 8, 2024 – April 26, 2025
Part II: May 6 – July 19, 2025

The philosopher Walter Benjamin used the image of a tiger leaping through time as a metaphor for the way that fashion pulls from the past to create new styles. This exhibition draws on a variety of time periods and styles to investigate the echoes that reverberate across fashion history.

 

A rectangle with a grey background. To the right is a mannequin wearing a long sleeve blue dress . The sleeve of the dress is slashes open with decorative clasps along the opening. In the center of the rectangle reads: Tiger's Leap Fashion Past, Present, Future.

Past Exhibitions in the Avenir Museum Gallery

The past exhibits in the Avenir Museum Gallery show an incredible array of breadth and depth from many cultures and time periods. Learn more about African wax prints, the women’s suffragist movement, Hmong textiles, and designer collections, among many more.

Learn More About Past Exhibitions
6 dress forms adorned in beautiful blue garments on display in the Avenir Museum Gallery.