Sound, Stage, Spirit, and Sequins

Ruth Davis Design Gallery Window
@ 9:00 am - @ 2:30 pm

In celebration of the 175th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, on view in the School of Human Ecology are three shining examples from Madison music history. Stop by the School of Human Ecology in …

Photo of a red sequin jacket in a window display

Curator Gallery talk with Dr. Sophie Pitman

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Tour Remaking the Renaissance exhibition with its curator, Dr. Sophie Pitman (Pleasant Rowland Textile Specialist and Research Director). Take a close look at Renaissance textiles and learn about how researchers are remaking and restoring objects …

White hand points to religious figure on fabric.

Made in SoHE Opening Reception

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Join us in celebrating the opening of Made in SoHE with light refreshments from 5-6:45 pm.  The UW-Madison School of Human Ecology Textile and Fashion Design (TFD) 2024 Showcase features the work of upper-level TFD undergraduates. …

Fabric tag surrounded by textile remnants with the text Made in SoHE, 100% Student Work [washing symbols]. Produced with Passion. On View April 24-May 12

The Line Along the Knot – Guzheng Performance

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In the exhibition, THE LINE ALONG THE KNOT, Veronica Pham invites her mother, Julie Yang Kwok, to interpret the installation site through music where she will play the guzheng (Chinese traditional zither). Yang will explore the connections of personal heritage and …

Three vertical cropped images. Left and right images are of the same photo showing a hand reaching for entwined knots. Center photo is a close up of a guzheng (Chinese traditional zither instrument).

The Line Along the Knot – Guzheng Performance

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

In the exhibition, THE LINE ALONG THE KNOT, Veronica Pham invites her mother, Julie Yang Kwok, to interpret the installation site through music where she will play the guzheng (Chinese traditional zither). Yang will explore the connections of personal heritage and …

Three vertical cropped images. Left and right images are of the same photo showing a hand reaching for entwined knots. Center photo is a close up of a guzheng (Chinese traditional zither instrument).

Plants Make Color!

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Drop by to meet a few plants that are packed with color! See and smell a few dye vats and watch the process of dyeing with plants as it happens. Visit the Remaking the Renaissance …

Square image of fabric samples arranged on wooden table. Four images of flowers are imposed on top with corresponding text. Clockwise from top: Cosmo, Cosmos sulphureus; Pincushion, Scabiosa atropurpurea; Indigo, Indigofera tinctoria; Walnut, Juglans regia.

Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day

Center for Design and Material Culture, 1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for the spring semester Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day! Once a semester, collection staff host a Community Day where we lead behind-the-scene tours and share information about the Collection. This event …

photo of two people with their backs to the cammera looking at a textile on a table with a phone taking a picture of the textile

The Line Along the Knot – Guzheng Performance

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

In the exhibition, THE LINE ALONG THE KNOT, Veronica Pham invites her mother, Julie Yang Kwok, to interpret the installation site through music where she will play the guzheng (Chinese traditional zither). Yang will explore the connections of personal heritage and …

Three vertical cropped images. Left and right images are of the same photo showing a hand reaching for entwined knots. Center photo is a close up of a guzheng (Chinese traditional zither instrument).

Master of Fine Arts Opening Reception

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us April 5th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Ruth Davis Design Gallery to celebrate the Design Studies Master of Fine Arts exhibitions by Esther Cho, Heather Kohlmeier, and Veronica Y Pham. Exhibitions will be on display March 21 - April 12, 2024.