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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 – March 1, 2025
Part II: March 14-June 21, 2025

Opening Reception: October 10, 2024, 5:30-7 p.m.,
Avenir Museum, Rm 157

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 blue dress with long sleeves with an opening from shoulder to cuff with text that reads: Fashion Past Present Future: Tiger's Leap, Part 1: October 8, 2024-March 1, 2025 and Part 2: March 14-June 21, 2025

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.