Fashion and museums : theory and practice / edited by Marie Riegels Melchior and Birgitta Svensson.
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TextSeries: Dress, body, culturePublisher: New York : Bloomsbury USA, [2014]Description: xviii, 210 pages : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781472567925 (ebook)Subject(s): Costume museums | Museum exhibits -- Social aspects | Beauty and Fashion | Fashion & textiles | Museology & heritage studies | Cultural studies: fashion & society | Fashion & textiles | Textile artworksGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781472525246Summary: Why is fashion 'in fashion' in museums today? This volume brings together expert scholars and curators to examine the reasons behind fashion's popularity in the twenty-first century museum and the impact this has had on wider museum practice. Why is fashion "in fashion" in museums today? This timely volume brings together expert scholars and curators to examine the reasons behind fashion's popularity in the twenty-first century museum and the impact this has had on wider museum practice. Chapters explore the role of fashion in the museum across a range of international case studies including the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Fashion Museum at Bath, ModeMuseum in Antwerp and many more. Contributions look at topics such as how fashion has made museums accessible to diverse audiences and how curators present broader themes and issues such as gender, class and technology innovatively through exhibiting fashion. Drawing on approaches from dress history, fashion studies, museum studies and curatorship, this engaging book will be key reading for students and scholars across a range of disciplines.
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Why is fashion 'in fashion' in museums today? This volume brings together expert scholars and curators to examine the reasons behind fashion's popularity in the twenty-first century museum and the impact this has had on wider museum practice. Why is fashion "in fashion" in museums today? This timely volume brings together expert scholars and curators to examine the reasons behind fashion's popularity in the twenty-first century museum and the impact this has had on wider museum practice. Chapters explore the role of fashion in the museum across a range of international case studies including the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Fashion Museum at Bath, ModeMuseum in Antwerp and many more. Contributions look at topics such as how fashion has made museums accessible to diverse audiences and how curators present broader themes and issues such as gender, class and technology innovatively through exhibiting fashion. Drawing on approaches from dress history, fashion studies, museum studies and curatorship, this engaging book will be key reading for students and scholars across a range of disciplines.
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