All University Museums close for the end of term break after Sunday, May 12, 2013.
Old College Main Gallery will reopen on May 29 – June 28 with summer hours (Wed-Sat 12:00-4:00 pm). The Mineralogical Museum will be open by appointment only during the summer.
MUSEUM
INFORMATION
30 North College Ave.
Newark, DE 19716
Hours:
Wed-Sun 12:00-5:00 pm
Thur - 12:00-8:00 pm
Closed during University breaks and holidays
Parking:
Parking for the Mechanical Hall Gallery is in Trabant University Center Garage located between Delaware Avenue and Main St.
Phone:
302-831-8037 or
302-831-8088
universitymuseums@udel.edu
255 Academy St.
Newark, DE 19716
Hours:
Wed-Sun 12:00-5:00 pm
Thur - 12:00-8:00 pm
Closed during University breaks and holidays
Parking:
Parking for the Mineralogical Museum is in Perkins Garage located on Academy Street.
Phone:
302-831-6557 (Curator)
302-831-8037 (Information)
302-831-4940 (Museum)
universitymuseums@udel.edu
18 East Main St.
Newark, DE 19716
Hours:
Wed-Sun 12:00-5:00 pm
Thur - 12:00-8:00 pm
Closed during University breaks and holidays
Parking:
Parking for the Old College Gallery is in Trabant University Center Garage located between Delaware Avenue and Main St.
Phone:
302-831-8037
302-831-6589
universitymuseums@udel.edu
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OLD COLLEGE WEST GALLERY
Prom Dress, 1958.
Cotton velvet and nylon tulle
Made in the United States
Worn by donor Frances W. Mayhew, née Frances Whitaker, a University of Delaware alumna
Photographers: Kathy F. Atkinson and Evan Krape/UD Photographic Services
Common Threads: A History of Fashion through a Woman’s Eyes
This exhibition chronicles 20th century women’s fashion and explores the meaning of fashion in art and social and historical contexts. The exhibition will showcase the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection of the Fashion and Apparel Studies Department, and is curated by Vicki Cassman, Belinda Orzada, and Dilia López-Gydosh with the support of Janet Broske of University Museums.
The exhibition is supported in part by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center.
Related Programs:
Friday February 15, 5 – 7pm ~ Opening Reception
Location: Old College Gallery, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
This event is open to the public free of charge. For registration: universitymuseums@udel.edu, (302) 831-8037.
Saturday April 6, 9am – 5:30pm ~ Symposium: Common Threads: A History of Fashion through a Woman’s Eyes
Location: Trabant University Center Theater, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
This program is funded by a grant from the University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center.
The symposium is open to the public free of charge. For registration: fashion-studies@udel.edu, (302) 831-8713.
