Spring Fashion and Textile Symposium at Genesee Country Village– April 27, 2024 from 9:30am to 4pm. Tickets are $70 to $85 and must be purchased in advance by April 26 at Noon with lunch option on April 23 at Noon.
Access to all four fashion and textile-related lectures is included in the price of admission, along with a prepared boxed lunch of your choice. A continental breakfast of coffee, tea, orange juice, water, and pastries will be present upon arrival. At the end of the day (from 3 – 4 p.m.), guests will have the opportunity to enjoy staff-led explorations behind the scenes in the John L. Wehle Gallery vaults which house the renowned Bruce & Susan Greene Costume Collection.
Opening Speaker-Brandon W. Brooks – Curator of the John L. Wehle Gallery
Second Speaker-Nellie Ludemann, Executive Director for the Seneca Falls Historical Society
Third Speaker-Angela Burnley, Textile & Fashion Researcher and the Owner of Burnley and Trowbridge Company
Final Speaker-Rabbit Goody, Owner, Designer, and Master Weaver of Thistle Hill Weavers
