Celebration of Youth XX: Exuberance
Monday, September 30, 2013 to Friday, October 25, 2013
Celebration and ReceptionSaturday, October 26, 2013, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Program begins in Room 11, lower level, Human Sciences Building .
Public reception immediately follows on the second floor, outside the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery.
Constructing History: Structures and Silhouettes
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Period dress and reproduction, focusing on the major changes between 1890 and 1930, are the subjects of “Constructing History: Structures and Silhouettes,” an exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery that runs through June 28, 2013.
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Woven Art of Indonesia: Makers, Meaning and Significance
Monday, March 11, 2013 to Friday, April 5, 2013
Public reception, First Friday, April 5, 2013, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, with Gallery talk by Barbara Turner at 6:00 PM.
Special features of the First Friday open evening includes an Open Indigo Sampling Studio with Jay Rich and Barbara Rieke Turner, Room 22, Human Sciences Building , April 5, 2:00 – 6:00 pm. Call (507) 382-8306 for details.
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Drawn to Fashion: the illustrations of Mary Mitchell
Monday, October 22, 2012 to Friday, November 30, 2012
The gallery will be open Friday, November 2 for First Friday from 5:00-7:00 pm. The Friends of the Gallery will host this First Friday open evening.
Read more about: Drawn to Fashion: the illustrations of Mary Mitchell
The Best of the Katie Best Collection 1880-1940
Monday, May 7, 2012 to Friday, September 7, 2012
An exhibition organized to showcase the Katie Best Collection within the Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design Department’s Historic Costume Collection.
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Suiting Ourselves 1890 to 1990
Monday, October 24, 2011 to Wednesday, December 21, 2011
An exhibition tailored to showcase men's and women's suits from the department's Historic Costume Collection.
Microcosms: The Stitched Textiles of Tom Lundberg
Monday, July 12, 2010 to Friday, September 3, 2010
Visitors can leave any preconceptions they might have about embroidery at the door of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery when they arrive to view the magical stitched worlds created by Tom Lundberg. From July 12 through Sept. 3, 2010, Robert Hillestad Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hosting the exhibition "Microcosms: The Stitched Textiles of Tom Lundberg."
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William Wilson: The Black Ocean
Monday, April 5, 2010 to Friday, April 30, 2010
The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery in the Department of Textiles, Clothing & Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host the exhibition “The Black Ocean: Europe - Africa - America” featuring appliquéd banner narratives documenting the complicated history of the infamous “triangle trade,” created by French artist William Wilson. The Paris-based multi-media artist will be on campus from April 7 through 15, and will present a free public talk in the Human Sciences Building, room 11, on Sunday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m., preceding a gallery reception in his honor.
Power and Pragmatism: Beyond the Little Black Dress
Monday, October 12, 2009 to Friday, November 6, 2009
Austerity, rebellion, anonymity, power and allurement. These are among the themes presented in the exhibit Power and Pragmatism: Beyond the Little Black Dress in the Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery of the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The department will unveil its newly renovated gallery and showcase its historic costume collection in an exhibit of black clothing curated by Dr. Barbara Trout.
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Lia Cook In Touch: Faces and Mazes
Monday, March 16, 2009 to Friday, April 10, 2009
The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present “Lia Cook: In Touch, Faces and Mazes,” a solo show featuring the work of Lia Cook, March 16 -April 10, 2009.