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Ir-resist-ible: Tie-dye methods headline Spring 2024 Avenir Museum exhibits
The Avenir Museum's Spring 2024 offerings include exhibitions on international tie-dyed textiles, whimsical designer handbags and a rare look at the hidden insides of clothing.
Students get free access to a variety of artistic performances, exhibits at CSU
Attention all CSU students: Did you know that in addition to athletics events, your student fees provide you with free access to a variety of events, performances, exhibitions and more?
‘Tour Tuesdays’ return to CSU June 13 with 28 behind-the-scenes options
Originally launched in June 2022, the six-week series is back with 28 behind-the-scenes and backstage looks at various parts of campus.
Avenir Museum collection feature: Designer Nancy Johnson two-piece set
The Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University recently acquired a collection of garments from American designer Nancy Johnson. Representing almost two decades of Johnson’s design work from the late 1970s through the 1990s, the collection reflects evolutions in American culture and changes in the manufacturing of fashionable dress, namely the shift to overseas production. Many of Johnson’s pieces were made in India, Pakistan, and Hong Kong, where she sourced readymade textiles such as embroidered tablecloths to rework into garments.
The texture of generosity: The 2022 Spirit of Philanthropy Award recipient
Linda L. Carlson (M.S., ’88), curator emerita of the Avenir Museum, is the 2022 recipient of the Spirit of Philanthropy Award.
One thread at a time: The Patchwork Initiative aims to mend the gaps in clothing sustainability
The Patchwork Initiative, a recent addition to CSU and the Fort Collins community, is looking to change the fact that the clothing and textile industry is the world's second-largest poilluter.
Five tips for preserving graduation treasures
Advice from digitization and preservation experts at Colorado State University Libraries and the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising will keep your mementos pristine for years to come.
Astronaut alum Lindgren donates CSU shirt he wore in space
Colorado State University alumnus and astronaut Kjell Lindgren has donated a CSU T-shirt he wore on the International Space Station to the university.
Moroccan caftans the focus of new Avenir Museum exhibit
What happens when traditional attire meets high fashion? The Colorado State University Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising examines this question in “The Allure of the Moroccan Caftan.”
Upcoming exhibitions and programs at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising
A wide variety of historic apparel and textiles will be featured in Fall 2017 exhibitions and programs at the Avenir Museum.