I can’t believe I have to miss this – both opportunities. Please, please dear fashion friends…take pictures and email me!

ACI Second Wednesday lunchtime lecture series

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

State of the Art Fashion Vaults
Storage for the 21st Century

A tour through the Fashion Vault with Margaret Geiss Mooney.
Margaret Geiss Mooney, textile and costume conservator and consultant, recently conducted a detailed assessment of Phoenix Art Museum’s Fashion Design Vault facility as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded to the Museum.  Her findings will shape the direction and strategies for much needed updates and improvements the Museum will seek to make over the coming years.

Ms. Mooney will discuss the state of the vault as it is now and ways in which it can be improved to better house the Museum’s expanding fashion collection.  Her lecture will include images from the vault and comparative data from similar institutions.  The long term success of the Fashion Design collection depends not only on the quality of the garments in the collection but the level of care and storage.  Be among the first to learn about this important project.

Luncheon: 11:30am Cummings Great Hall
Speaker: 12:30pm Whiteman Auditorium

Lecture is free with Museum admission, luncheon $20 cost
RSVP for luncheon to aci-info@cox.net or 602-307-2011

Please send check for lunch made out to ACI to:
Sherry Sklar, Arizona Costume Institute
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Lecture will be repeated at 7pm
Free and open to the public
Objects from the vault will be pulled to demonstrate packing and storage techniques.