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Week of Events
Exhibition: Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse — Opens
Charles James ballgown, silk chiffon, satin, netting, and boning, 1954-1955, USA, gift of Robert Wells in memory of Lisa Kirk. The Museum at FIT is temporarily closed. View the online exhibition here. February 11–April 18, 2020 Ballet took its place in the western pantheon of modern high culture during the interwar years of the twentieth century. […]
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A Commemoration of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
A Commemoration of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Ark of Return, designed by Rodney Leon. The UCE of FIT holds a Black History Month event remembering the transatlantic slave trade. A keynote will be given by architect Rodney Leon, who designed The Ark of Return, a permanent memorial at the United Nations that honors of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic […]
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Film and Media Screening Series: ‘The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till,’ with Keith Beauchamp
Film and Media Screening Series: ‘The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till,’ with Keith Beauchamp
https://youtu.be/vD6Fj1q3foA The Film and Media Screening Series will present The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005) with director Keith Beauchamp; he will participate in a Q&A after the film. The Untold […]
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Graduate Studies Invites: Museum Objects, Health and Healing
Graduate Studies Invites: Museum Objects, Health and Healing
Associate Professor Brenda Cowan, Exhibition and Experience Design, presents research from her new book, Museum Objects, Health and Healing, with partners in the museum community. Cowan's book provides an innovative and […]
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Fashion Culture: Dapper Dan in Conversation with Valerie Steele
Fashion Culture: Dapper Dan in Conversation with Valerie Steele
With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. In this book, […]