Week of Events
Exhibition: Reverso Stories — Opens
November 3–22 Iron23, 29 W. 23rd St., New York City The FIT community is invited to attend the immersive exhibition Reverso Stories as part of a special partnership between The Museum at FIT and Jaeger-LeCoultre. Located at Iron23 in Chelsea, the exhibition will run November 3–22. A fascinating retrospective that leads visitors through nine decades […]
An Evening with Seth Godin
An Evening with Seth Godin
The Entrepreneurship Department, Marketing Communications Department, and the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology present a fireside chat–style conversation with entrepreneur Seth Godin for the FIT community. […]
World Affairs Lecture Series: (Un)natural Disasters: Earthquakes in Turkey
World Affairs Lecture Series: (Un)natural Disasters: Earthquakes in Turkey
Onur Can Tepe. Onur Can Tepe in conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq Onur Can Tepe is a writer, filmmaker, and architect based in Rotterdam. His work as an architect has […]
Checking In on Food, Fashion, and Gender: Researching for an Exhibition
Checking In on Food, Fashion, and Gender: Researching for an Exhibition
Lara Roessig. The major exhibition Food & Fashion, on display at The Museum at FIT through November 26, explores the dynamic and exciting relationships between the two related topics. Co-curated by Melissa Marra-Alvarez, curator of education and research, and Elizabeth Way, associate curator of costume at MFIT, the exhibition features over 90 works, including garments, […]
Fashion Symposium: Food & Fashion
Fashion Symposium: Food & Fashion
BH signature ramen print set, Bobblehaus, 2020. Photograph by Madeleine Thomas for Bobblehaus. The Food & Fashion Symposium features preeminent food and fashion scholars, as well as designers, chefs, and artists, exploring how, for over two centuries, food culture has impacted fashion and vice versa. Topics include sustainability, the creative overlap between fashion and food […]
The Lesbian Herstory Archives: Dr. Flavia Rando
The Lesbian Herstory Archives: Dr. Flavia Rando
As part of the Art History and Museum Professions Association (AHMPA) Presents Series, art historian and queer activist, Dr. Flavia Rando, will speak on collecting and managing archival resources, a recent Stonewall exhibition, and on her journey as a lesbian woman. This event is free and open to the public.