Here is our schedule of future exhibitions. All information and dates are tentative and subject to change.

Spring 2010 Exhibit: Nineteenth-Century Costume Treasures of the Fashion Archives

The Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and Museum (SUFAM) is pleased to announce its forthcoming spring exhibit Nineteenth-Century Costume Treasures of the Fashion Archives and Museum, which will open on Thursday, February 4, 2010 and will run through Wednesday, December 8, 2010. 

The exhibit will illustrate the evolution of fashion from 1800 to 1900 and the dramatic changes in silhouette that evolved from decade to decade. The collection features a number of important pieces, most of which have not been previously displayed. The director, Dr. Karin J. Bohleke, gives some tantalizing examples: "Visitors to the gallery will enjoy the wide variety of garments on display: the collection houses what may be the only surviving cotton work dress of the American Federal period and an extremely rare man's sky blue jean cloth frock coat from the 1830s. Its cotton lining has bright teal-blue polka dots. We have a pristine silk-satin dress from 1815-1820 from Mercersburg, PA, and a wonderful warp-printed 1850s transformation bodice that could be either a day dress or an evening or dinner party dress. The skirt, which was partially disassembled, will be restored to its original appearance. The Fashion Archives also owns the only early 1860s dress I have personally handled that has no shoulder seam." She further adds, "Anyone with an appreciation for the fashions of the nineteenth century will enjoy the beauty of the entire exhibit; anyone with a particular affection for a certain time period will be find that style represented. From Empire waistlines to leg-o'mutton sleeves of the 1890s, it will all be on display." A full-color exhibit catalog complete with detail photos, full-length views and technical notes regarding garment construction will be available for purchase as of the exhibit opening.