Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Afterlives explores the many lives of objects and what happens to textiles after they enter the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. From a child’s feed sack dress lovingly crafted and then saved on a family …
Nancy Nicholas Hall -
Open Drawers represents a multidimensional understanding of home and heart. Where we find home may not always be where we lay our head at night—it may be in objects and materials that we travelled with …
Ruth Davis Design Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design celebrates collections by 13 Textiles & Fashion Design students in their final semester in the School of Human Ecology. This exhibition, much like a diary or photo album, preserves …
@ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Material Intelligence Hair Symposium Friday, April 25, 2025 8am to 11am CST Virtual event (free registration required) No material is more intimate, immediate, or incendiary than human hair. Materially speaking it is fairly simple: strands …
Nancy Nicholas Hall -
Caring for loved ones can be difficult and beautiful at the same time. In Care Of: Postcard-Sized Portrayals of Caregiving in Wisconsin elevates caregiver voices to shed light on their experiences. We invited caregivers to …
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Please join us to celebrate the rotation of Open Drawers, a second set of mini-exhibits curated by graduate students in Dr. Sarah Anne Carter’s Material Culture course. You may have walked by our exhibition space …
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Join curator Dr. Sarah Anne Carter for a tour of Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and explore the materials and methods in the …
Nancy Nicholas Hall @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us to celebrate the exhibition In Care Of during National Family Caregivers Month. Caring for loved ones can be difficult and beautiful at the same time. In Care Of: Postcard-Sized Portrayals of Caregiving in Wisconsin elevates …