Past Exhibitions
COURT & CONQUEST: OTTOMAN ORIGINS AND THE DESIGN FOR HANDEL'S TAMERLANO AT THE GLIMMERGLASS OPERA
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Walter B. Denny, Curator In 1998 the Kent State University Museum presented an exhibition entitled "Court and Conquest: Ottoman Origins and the design for Handel's "Tamerlano" at the Glimmerglass Opera" featuring costumes designed by Judy Levin. The exhibition was organized by the Museum and the AXA Gallery (formerly the Equitable Gallery) with the cooperation of the Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown, New York. The AXA Gallery is sponsored by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.
A DANCE OF LIGHT AND COLOR: EMBROIDERED AND BROCADED GARMENTS OF INDIA
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Stager Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator The woven journey through India's history of dress unravels into a splendid and diverse tale. The second most populous country in the world, India is currently inhabited by over 950 million people. Indians exhibit phenomenally varied ethnicity and culture. At least two dozen major languages are spoken. The predominant religion is Hinduism (83%), but Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains represent important minority religions.
FOR ERIN: A ROYAL REMEMBRANCE
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Jean L. Druesedow, Director A Brief Passage Erin Rachel Pincus was born June 10, 1981, younger by 47 seconds than her twin sister Jessie Amber, to Mike and Kathy Pincus. As their mother has written, "The first night home, a never to be forgotten dream came to my husband of a mischievous leprechaun sitting on top of a big bookshelf.
SILHOUETTES OF STYLE: FASHIONS FROM THE MARTHA MCCASKEY SELHORST COLLECTION
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Higbee Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator When the Kent State University Museum opened its "Victoriana" exhibition in January 1988, it was enhanced by loans from Martha McCaskey Selhorst - six bonnets, six parasols, a carpetbag and a paisley shawl. The Selhorst Collection was well known in the Cleveland area through the entrancing and entertaining shows of period fashions created by Marty Selhorst.