Highlights Tours
Free docent-led tours of the galleries are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. (textile tour) and 2:45 p.m. (Washingtoniana tour).
Exhibition Programs
Museum curators, researchers, and special guests explore themes from current exhibitions.
Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse
Library Event: Sustainable Fashion Research Fair
Student designers and faculty from Howard University Fashion Design Program will share the challenges and surprises they encountered as they produced upcycled wearables for their October 5 fashion show.
Workshop: Scraps Patchwork
During her special visit from Tokyo, "Scraps" designer Reiko Sudo of Nuno shows you how to turn fabric remnants from her innovative design studio into an entirely new textile.
Lecture: Kibiso Silk - From Trash to Treasure
Join "Scraps" designer Reiko Sudo of Nuno to learn how she uses the outer surface of the silk cocoon, traditionally considered to be industrial waste, to create exciting new textiles.
Panel Discussion: 2%—The Poetics of Scrap
"Scraps" designer Christina Kim of Dosa and Timo Rissanen, assistant professor at the Parsons School of Design, discuss the challenges and rewards of designing sustainable clothing and housewares with two percent waste or less.
Shop Event: Innovation Nuno Trunk Show
Purchase a gift or your very own Nuno accessory as seen in the exhibition "Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse."
Workshop: Mending
Clothing has never been cheaper, but the lost art of mending and altering garments is experiencing a revival. Bring along a project, and expert Renate Maile-Moskowitz will instruct you on how to mend clothes for yourself.
The Box Project: Uncommon Threads
The George Washington University Museum
The Textile Museum
701 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-5200
museuminfo@gwu.edu
