Fashion and museums : theory and practice /: theory and practice. (2014 copyright 2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Marie Riegels Melchior and Birgitta Svensson.
• Other Names: Melchior, Marie Riegels 1974- editor of compilation.; Svensson, Birgitta 1948- editor of compilation.
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- IntroductionUnderstanding Fashion and Dress Museology, Marie Riegels Melchior, Designmuseum Danmark, DenmarkSection I: The Power of Fashion. When Museums Enter New TerritoryThe Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: An Evolving History, Harold Koda & Jesscica Glasscock, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkUnderstanding Fashion through the Museum, Jose; Teunissen, Arnhem Design School, The Netherlands.Contemporary Fashion History in Museums, Marco Pecorari, Centre for Fashion Studies, University of Stockholm, SwedenAppraised, displayed and concealed: Fashion Photography on the Swedish Museum Stage, Anna Dahlgren, Department of Art History, University of Stockholm, SwedenSection II: Fashion Controversies. When Bodies Become PublicGender considerations in fashion history exhibitions, Julia Petrov, School of Creative and Critical Studies, Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada.Class and Gender in a Museum Collection: Female Skiwear, Marianne Larsson, Nordiska museet, SwedenExhibiting the Body, Dress and Time in Museums: A Historical Perspective, Anne-Sophie Hjemdahl, University of Oslo, NorwaySection III: In PracticeFrom Museum of Costume to Fashion Museum: In the case of the Fashion Museum in Bath, Rosemary Harden, The Fashion Museum in Bath, United KingdomCollecting Practice: Designmuseum Danmark, Kirsten Toftegaard, Designmuseum Danmark, DenmarkEngaging the public in issues of Dress and Identity: A Case Study of Amagermuseet in Denmark, Ingeborg Phillipsen, Museum Amager, DenmarkLearning through Fashion: The Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine, Tone Rasch & Ingebjørg Eidhammer, The Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine, NorwayAutobiography as a proposed approach to a fashion exhibition, Jeffrey Horsley, London Collage of Fashion, United KingdomIn Conclusion: Museums dressed in fashion, Birgitta Svensson, Nordiska museet, SwedenBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Subjects: 746.92075; Fashion & textiles: design; Costume museums; Museum exhibits -- Social aspects; Museology & heritage studies; Art -- Museum Studies; Design -- Fashion; Design -- Textile & Costume; Fashion & society
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472567932; 1472567935
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