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Events

Monday, May 29

Exhibit: Seeds of Survival and Celebration

The mission of Cornell Botanic Gardens is to share the deep and enduring connections between the rich diversity of the plant world and the equally rich...

rendering of design concept for curtain (detail)

Milstein Hall, which opened in 2011, is a 47,000 square-foot building that includes 25,000 square feet of flexible studio space and a 250-seat auditorium....

Textiles of Asia: Patterns & Processes

As part of the Threads of History exhibition series, Kroch Asia presents Textiles of Asia: Patterns & Processes. There is a rich history of textiles in...

Image of different colored threads going through the eye of a needle

Using needle and thread, warp and weft, 28 artists mend and explore the meaning and self-expression behind textile creation and envision a future of textiles...

Section of quilt with "Beloved" hardcover placed in the center.

Visit this two-part exhibit celebrating quilting in the African American community. [Featured image: "Dearly Beloved" by LaQuita Tummings] Precious...

Handmade Clothes

In April of 2013, the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh killed over 1,100 garment workers and injured thousands more. Ten years later,...

Past and Present Lives of Upcycled Fashion

Upcycling is the act of transforming used and waste materials into new objects of equal or greater value. This exhibit explores the evolution of upcycled...

President's Awards for Employee Excellence 2023

The Excellence Awards nomination cycle is now open! Take a moment to nominate a co-worker, colleague, people leader, or group that has gone above and beyond...

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Members of Local 23-25 of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, hold rally flyers as they participate in the New York Chinatown Strike of 1982 to demand better wages and benefits.

Social Fabric: Land, Labor, and the World the Textile Industry Created tells the story of the communities affected by the textile and garment industries in...

Monday, May 29