Week of Events
Exhibition: All That Glitters … — Closes
Paco Rabanne, evening dress, 1969, France, gift of Montgomery Ward, 81.48.2. February 26–March 23, 2025 The Museum at FIT Lobby FIT's School of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with The Museum at FIT, presents All That Glitters … , a new exhibition conceived and organized by students in the college's Fashion and Textiles Studies MA program. All […]
Exhibition: City in Bloom: Rediscovering Nature’s Fragments — Closes
Story Stitchers Collective, Peace in the Prairie, 2022. (Video still). February 13–March 25, 2025 Art and Design Gallery City in Bloom is a meditation on the resilience of the human experience and the restorative capacity of nature within urban life. From the shaded elegance of tree-lined streets to the verdant sophistication of plants nurtured within […]
Fashion Design AAS Exhibition: Blank Canvas — Opens
March 29–April 20, 2025 Art and Design Gallery The Spring 2025 Fashion Design AAS Exhibition, titled Blank Canvas, empowers students to showcase their technical expertise and artistic vision. Blank Canvas illuminates the intersection of craftsmanship and creativity. The "canvas" in the title references the white material that serves as the basis for each student's journey. This […]
Industry Insider: A Creative Exchange
Industry Insider: A Creative Exchange
NOTE: This event is now being held virtually at 6 pm. Join us for a virtual fireside chat hosted by FIT and moderated by creative director and stylist Raya Khaled. The conversation will highlight the journeys of Black fashion leaders, the power of mentorship, and the ways in which Black creatives are shaping the future […]
The Best Versions of Ourself Wellness Series: Attend an Employee Connections Group
The Best Versions of Ourself Wellness Series: Attend an Employee Connections Group
The Employee Connections Group is a place where we come together to get to know each other better and build a sense of belonging throughout the FIT community. Join Diversity Collective Academic Administrative Subcommittee (DCAAS) members on Tuesday, March 25, 1–2 pm in the Dubinsky Student Center, Room A802. This event is part of the Best […]
Fashion Culture: Empresses of Seventh Avenue
Fashion Culture: Empresses of Seventh Avenue
Cover of Empresses of Seventh Avenue. Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. Author and fashion historian Nancy MacDonell will be discussing her new book, Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion, with MFIT Deputy Director Patricia Mears. Please join us for an illuminating conversation about the extraordinary […]
Academic Credit-Internship Information Session (Virtual)
Academic Credit-Internship Information Session (Virtual)
Join Career and Internship Services (CIS) counselors to learn everything you need to know about the Academic-Credit Internship Program. This session will cover: The advantages or participating in an academic-credit internship Eligibility requirements to enroll The step-by-step application process This virtual event is for the FIT community only; REGISTER HERE.
World Affairs Lecture Series: Resistance and Resilience: The Weavers of Oaxaca
World Affairs Lecture Series: Resistance and Resilience: The Weavers of Oaxaca
Marta Turok. In this virtual World Affairs Lecture, anthropologist Marta Turok will be in conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies at University of Wisconsin–River Falls, on the topic of Resistance and Resilience: The Weavers of Oaxaca, a project with an exhibition currently on view in the Gladys Marcus Library. […]
Teaching with The Museum at FIT
Teaching with The Museum at FIT
Explore what The Museum at FIT can offer your courses, especially through its many publicly available resources and activities planned throughout the academic year. Join Tanya Meléndez-Escalante, senior curator of Education and Public Programs, for this panel presentation and workshop on using the museum as a teaching and learning resource. Our interdisciplinary panel presenters José […]
2025 Lawrence Israel Prize Lecture: INC Architecture and Design
2025 Lawrence Israel Prize Lecture: INC Architecture and Design
From left: Adam Rolston, Tyler Kleck, Gabriel Benroth, Hilary Fulmer Kroll, and Drew Stuart. Photo by: Christopher Garcia Valle. The Interior Design Department honors INC Architecture and Design with its 2025 Lawrence Israel Prize. The prize, endowed by the architect Lawrence J. Israel, has been given annually since 1998 to an individual or firm whose ideas […]
Fashion Symposium: Wondrous Objects
Fashion Symposium: Wondrous Objects
Mary Katrantzou, printed, embroidered, and beaded dress with net overlay, spring 2019, England, museum purchase, 2023.52.1 Wondrous Objects is The Museum at FIT’s 33rd symposium, planned in conjunction with the exhibition Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities. Scholars, artists, and designers will examine how the study and collection of historically and personally meaningful objects have inspired their […]