Fashion History Museum is a museum in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, which chronicles the history of fashion. It was founded in 2004[1] by Jonathan Walford and Kenn Norman.[2] The museum is a non-profit charitable organization.[3]
Fashion History Museum in the Old Hespeler Post Office
Prior to founding the Fashion History Museum, Jonathan Walford had been the founding curator of the Bata Shoe Museum.[2][4] Walford has been collecting historical fashions since the 1970s, finding pieces from auction houses, garage sales, and even rescuing some items from the trash.[2] He has also written several books on fashion.[5]
Walford is currently the museum's Director/Curator. The museum's other founder, Kenn Norman, who serves as the Chair of the museum's board, has a background in finance, project management and design.[3][5]
Southworks Galleryedit
For the first ten years of its existence the museum lacked a permanent gallery, so it created exhibitions that travelled around Canada and the world, from Hong Kong to Bahrain.[6] A pilot gallery in a mall [5] in Cambridge Ontario, in 2013 saw almost 8000 visitors in the four and a half months the museum was open there.[7]
Hespeler Post Officeedit
In June 2015 the museum opened in a 3,000 square foot decommissioned post-office that had been opened in 1929[8] in the former town of Hespeler, now a neighbourhood of Cambridge.[4][3] The museum retained and restored the original terrazzo floors and installed replicas of antique light fixtures for lighting.[8] A restoration project for the clock over the museum's front doors was funded by the public.[9] The town of Cambridge was once a textile manufacturing hub, making the museum a suitable fit with the town's history.[3]
Collectionedit
The museum's collection encompasses over 10,000 items.[4] These items range from what may be the oldest existing European shoe worn in North America (it was reputedly worn in New Amsterdam and dates to about 1660),[2] to dresses by Hollywood designer Adrian (Adolph Greenberg)[4] to 1970s handbags made from cigarette packs.[6]
Exhibitionsedit
Before establishing the current gallery space, the museum created travelling exhibitions and pop-up shows.
2009 exhibitionsedit
Open Drawers (Collection highlights) - Guelph Civic Museum, August 15–30
Talkin' Bout My Generation (1960s fashion) - Waterloo Region Children's Museum, June–September
Everyday Wear (Daywear fashions 1820 - 1920) - Ball's Falls Centre for Conservation, November 2009 - January 2010
2010 exhibitionsedit
The Towering Art of the Shoe (high heeled shoes 1780 - 1980) - New Town Plaza, Sha Tin, China, May 2010
All exhibitions cancelled due to COVID, and instead, renovations were made to the gallery space
2022 exhibitionedit
Museum reopened briefly in December 2021 before closing again in January, and reopening February 23, 2022. Exhibitions include:
300 Years of Fashion - 40 Outfits Illustrating the History of Fashion 1720 - 2020
Frock On - A Century of Teenage Fashion, Music, and Culture, 1920 - 2020
Specs Appeal - A History of Eyewear (renamed from its original title 20/20 that was to debut in 2020)
Portraits from Mali: Photographs by Malick Sidibe and Seydou Keïta 1951 - 1976
Referencesedit
^. FHM. Fashion History Museum. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ abcdeSlone, Isabel (18 May 2016). "Welcome to the Fashion History Museum of Cambridge, Ontario". Racked. Vox. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ abcdWeidner, Johanna (10 September 2015). "Fashion a window to history at Cambridge museum". Guelph Mercury. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ abcdAggerholm, Barbara (1 November 2014). "Fashion museum styling a permanent home in Cambridge". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ abcIngrid. "Fashion in the Museum: The Opening of The Fashion History Museum". Worn Through; Apparel from an Academic Perspective. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ abHicks, Jeff (26 July 2013). "Fashion History Museum opens in Cambridge". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^Aggerholm, Barbara (June 2014). "After a fashion". Grand.
^ abcdefMartin, Ray (9 July 2015). "Fashion History Museum settles into Hespeler core". Cambridge Times. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^Martin, Ray (24 May 2016). "There's a whole lot happening in Hespeler". Cambridge Times. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ abcdBuchanan, Vinnie (6 May 2016). "Fashion museum a hidden treasure in Hespeler". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^Buchanan, Vinnie (6 May 2016). "Museum a Hidden Treasure in Hespeler". The Record.
^ abCorkum, Keith (4 Aug 2016). "Fashion exhibit combs through Ken's closet".
^. Fashion History Museum. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
^Thompson, Catherine (13 November 2016). "Fur, feathers and controversy Museum explores fashion's uneasy history with animals". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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Fashion History Museum is a museum in Cambridge Ontario Canada which chronicles the history of fashion It was founded in 2004 1 by Jonathan Walford and Kenn Norman 2 The museum is a non profit charitable organization 3 Fashion History Museum in the Old Hespeler Post Office Contents 1 History 1 1 Founders 1 2 Southworks Gallery 1 3 Hespeler Post Office 2 Collection 3 Exhibitions 3 1 2009 exhibitions 3 2 2010 exhibitions 3 3 2011 exhibitions 3 4 2012 exhibitions 3 5 2013 exhibitions 3 6 2014 exhibitions 3 7 2015 exhibitions 3 8 2016 exhibitions 3 9 2017 exhibitions 3 10 2018 exhibition 3 11 2019 exhibition 3 12 2020 2021 exhibition 3 13 2022 exhibition 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFounders edit Prior to founding the Fashion History Museum Jonathan Walford had been the founding curator of the Bata Shoe Museum 2 4 Walford has been collecting historical fashions since the 1970s finding pieces from auction houses garage sales and even rescuing some items from the trash 2 He has also written several books on fashion 5 Walford is currently the museum s Director Curator The museum s other founder Kenn Norman who serves as the Chair of the museum s board has a background in finance project management and design 3 5 Southworks Gallery edit For the first ten years of its existence the museum lacked a permanent gallery so it created exhibitions that travelled around Canada and the world from Hong Kong to Bahrain 6 A pilot gallery in a mall 5 in Cambridge Ontario in 2013 saw almost 8000 visitors in the four and a half months the museum was open there 7 Hespeler Post Office edit In June 2015 the museum opened in a 3 000 square foot decommissioned post office that had been opened in 1929 8 in the former town of Hespeler now a neighbourhood of Cambridge 4 3 The museum retained and restored the original terrazzo floors and installed replicas of antique light fixtures for lighting 8 A restoration project for the clock over the museum s front doors was funded by the public 9 The town of Cambridge was once a textile manufacturing hub making the museum a suitable fit with the town s history 3 Collection editThe museum s collection encompasses over 10 000 items 4 These items range from what may be the oldest existing European shoe worn in North America it was reputedly worn in New Amsterdam and dates to about 1660 2 to dresses by Hollywood designer Adrian Adolph Greenberg 4 to 1970s handbags made from cigarette packs 6 Exhibitions editBefore establishing the current gallery space the museum created travelling exhibitions and pop up shows 2009 exhibitions edit Open Drawers Collection highlights Guelph Civic Museum August 15 30 Talkin Bout My Generation 1960s fashion Waterloo Region Children s Museum June September Everyday Wear Daywear fashions 1820 1920 Ball s Falls Centre for Conservation November 2009 January 2010 2010 exhibitions edit The Towering Art of the Shoe high heeled shoes 1780 1980 New Town Plaza Sha Tin China May 2010 2011 exhibitions edit Nuclear Fashion fashion advertising 1946 1964 Waterloo City Museum May September Winter Sports fashions for sport 1880 1930 Ball s Falls Centre for Conservation December 2012 exhibitions edit 12 12 12 Life in Three Centuries Guelph Museum January 21 March 10 A Shoe Story shoes 1780 1980 Manama Mall Bahrain May 23 June 16 12 12 12 Life in Three Centuries Markham Museum September 22 April 30 2013 Nuclear Fashion fashion advertising 1946 1964 Burlington Mueum October December Action Sport Film amp Fashion Grand River Film Festival Cambridge October 16 20 2013 exhibitions edit Paisley and Plaid Recurring Patterns in Fashion Southworks Cambridge July 27 November 30 Fashion for the Future Acquisitions from the new millennium Southworks Cambridge July 27 September 15 It s in the Bag An Anthology of Purse Styles Southworks Cambridge July 27 December 22 Open Drawers Recent acquisitions Southworks Cambridge September 20 December 22 MODe Fashions of the 1960s Southworks Cambridge December 5 22 2014 exhibitions edit Street Style Fashions in Waterloo County 1853 1973 Waterloo Region Museum May 15 January 10 2015 2015 exhibitions edit The present gallery space opened June 27 with the following exhibitions 2 Treasures from the Collection 8 Back to the Eighties 8 What to do with an old post office 8 Punks and Posers 1980s Portraits from New York and London 8 nbsp Image of the Treasures from the Collection exhibit 2016 exhibitions edit To Meet the Queen What to Wear in the Presence of Royalty 10 A Canadian Fashion Story Pat McDonagh 1967 2014 10 Throw me something Sister Muses Mardi Gras and Glittered Shoes curated by Angela Brayham 11 10 Barbie s Boyfriend Ken The Vintage Years 1961 1967 curated by James Fowler 12 What I did on my Summer Vacation Photographs by Walter Segers 12 Tying the Knot 200 Years of Wedding Attire 13 10 Brides Revisited Wedding Photography 1870 1970 Wild and Rare Fashion and Endangered Species curated by Lisa Cox 14 nbsp Image of the Wild and Rare exhibit 2017 exhibitions edit Dior 1947 1962 March July 2017 15 Fashioning Canada Since 1867 March December 2017 16 17 Jane Austen s World 1792 1817 July December 2017 18 19 Then Now Next Celebrating one hundred and fifty years of Canada s contribution to the world of fashion September 13 October 27 2017 20 2018 exhibition edit 101 Tales of Fashion March December 2018 citation needed 2019 exhibition edit Made in France March December 2019 citation needed 2020 2021 exhibition edit All exhibitions cancelled due to COVID and instead renovations were made to the gallery space 2022 exhibition edit Museum reopened briefly in December 2021 before closing again in January and reopening February 23 2022 Exhibitions include 300 Years of Fashion 40 Outfits Illustrating the History of Fashion 1720 2020 Frock On A Century of Teenage Fashion Music and Culture 1920 2020 Specs Appeal A History of Eyewear renamed from its original title 20 20 that was to debut in 2020 Portraits from Mali Photographs by Malick Sidibe and Seydou Keita 1951 1976References edit About Us FHM Fashion History Museum Archived from the original on 30 November 2016 Retrieved 14 December 2016 a b c d e Slone Isabel 18 May 2016 Welcome to the Fashion History Museum of Cambridge Ontario Racked Vox Retrieved 14 December 2016 a b c d Weidner Johanna 10 September 2015 Fashion a window to history at Cambridge museum Guelph Mercury Retrieved 15 December 2016 a b c d Aggerholm Barbara 1 November 2014 Fashion museum styling a permanent home in Cambridge Waterloo Region Record Retrieved 14 December 2016 a b c Ingrid Fashion in the Museum The Opening of The Fashion History Museum Worn Through Apparel from an Academic Perspective Retrieved 16 December 2016 a b Hicks Jeff 26 July 2013 Fashion History Museum opens in Cambridge Waterloo Region Record Retrieved 14 December 2016 Aggerholm Barbara June 2014 After a fashion Grand a b c d e f Martin Ray 9 July 2015 Fashion History Museum settles into Hespeler core Cambridge Times Retrieved 14 December 2016 Martin Ray 24 May 2016 There s a whole lot happening in Hespeler Cambridge Times Retrieved 15 December 2016 a b c d Buchanan Vinnie 6 May 2016 Fashion museum a hidden treasure in Hespeler Waterloo Region Record Retrieved 16 December 2016 Buchanan Vinnie 6 May 2016 Museum a Hidden Treasure in Hespeler The Record a b Corkum Keith 4 Aug 2016 Fashion exhibit combs through Ken s closet Calendar Fashion History Museum Archived from the original on 2016 12 20 Thompson Catherine 13 November 2016 Fur feathers and controversy Museum explores fashion s uneasy history with animals Waterloo Region Record Retrieved 15 December 2016 Dior 1947 1962 Ontario Museums Fashioning Canada Since 1867 14 March 2017 Looking good eh Fashion museum showcases the best of Canadian style CBC News Fashion History Museum Facebook https www therecord com community story 7492401 fashion history museum hosts clothing from the time of jane austin dead link Then Now Next 28 January 2017 External 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