91²Ö¿â Museum
91²Ö¿â Museum Receives Substantial Grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services
Kent, OH – The 91²Ö¿â Museum (KSU Museum) is the recipient of a $171,119 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to upgrade a collection storage room which houses garments from the 17th to early 20th centuries. Through the IMLS agency’s largest competitive grant progra…
91²Ö¿â Museum Explores the Fashion Divide of the 1960s and '70s With 'Culture/Counterculture'
Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 91²Ö¿â students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 91²Ö¿â Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,†opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.
91²Ö¿â Museum Explores the Fashion Divide of the 1960s and '70s With 'Culture/Counterculture'
Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 91²Ö¿â students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 91²Ö¿â Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,†opening Sept. 20, explores t…
Explore Ohio’s Rich History in the 91²Ö¿â Museum’s “Ohio Quilts†Exhibition
The 91²Ö¿â Museum’s newest exhibition, “Ohio Quilts,†which is now open, features an eclectic group of historical quilts that in many ways reflects the history of Ohio dating back to the early 19th century.
91²Ö¿â Museum Announces New Director
The 91²Ö¿â Museum announces the appointment of Sarah J. Rogers as its new director. Ms. Rogers has been active in the arts and nonprofit arena for more than 25 years in a variety of roles, which include curating, museum management, fundraising, communications and marketing, donor rela…
Contemporary Menswear Collection “Beyond the Suit†Exhibit to Open at 91²Ö¿â Museum
The 91²Ö¿â Museum’s newest exhibit, Beyond the Suit: Contemporary Menswear From the Collection of Alexandre Marr and Dominic Iudiciani, which opens to the public July 27, is a fresh look at current trends in menswear design through the personal wardrobe of Alexandre Marr and D…
Designers of Fashionable Prosthesis Covers to Speak at 91²Ö¿â Museum
The 91²Ö¿â Fashion School and Museum will host a lecture by the ALLELES Design Studio team in connection with the museum’s current exhibition “(dis)ABLED BEAUTY: The Evolution of Beauty, Disability and Ability.†The lecture, with remarks by ALLELES Art Director McCauley Wanner and Tec…
Revisit Iconic 1980s Fashions at 91²Ö¿â Museum
The 91²Ö¿â Museum will highlight the lively and extravagant fashions of the 1980s in an upcoming exhibit. “The 1980s: An Age of Excess†opens Friday, February 3 in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery and is co-curated by Museum Director Jean Druesedow and Victoria Haworth, a senior fa…
Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Gets Design Survey at 91²Ö¿â Museum
Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute†provides the basis for an exhibition of costumes and theatrical designs at the 91²Ö¿â Museum. “Magical Designs for Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute,’†curated by theatrical and opera designer Judy Levin, is open at the museum September 29, 2016 - January 8, 2017 …
91²Ö¿â Museum Showcases South African, Namibian Fashion Designers
The 91²Ö¿â Museum brings the work of contemporary fashion designers from two southern African nations to Ohio in a new exhibition. Fashions of Southern Africa is curated by Sara Hume, Ph.D., and runs Aug. 26, 2016-July 2, 2017, in the museum’s Higbee Gallery. The museum also will hos…
