Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising Avenir Museum Gallery Past Exhibitions
Explore the Avenir Museum Gallery past exhibitions, their dates, images, and lasting impact.
Fall 2023 Courting Style: Women’s Tennis Fashion
A traveling exhibition from the collections of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Courting Style: Women’s Tennis Fashion explores the intersection of tennis, fashion, personality, and identity as they reflect concurrent social and cultural contexts from the 1870s to the present. Made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, ExhibitsUSA, and Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Spring 2023 Thrift Style
The reuse of feed sacks to make clothing and other household objects in the 20th century illuminates how the “upcycling” of these bags were mutually beneficial to consumers and businesses. This exhibit examines how past ingenuity can inform today’s sustainability initiatives.
Fall 2022 Mr. Blackwell: From Inspiration to Innovation
Spring 2022 Scaasi: Elegance and Glamour from Day to Night
Fall 2021 Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints
Spring 2020 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. the Dress: Clothing and Activism in U.S. Women’s History
Fall 2019 Walking in Beauty: Designs by Orlando Dugi
Spring 2019 Teaching with Textiles
Fall 2018 Cloth as Community: Hmong Textiles in America
More Past Exhibits
Spring 2018
FABRICation
Fall 2017
Fashioned by Faculty: Creative Scholarship
Spring and Summer 2017
Tying the Knot
Fall 2016
Layers of Meaning: Color and Design in Guatemalan Textiles, Part 2
Spring 2016
Layers of Meaning: Color and Design in Guatemalan Textiles, Part 1