Spring Fashion and Textile Symposium at Genesee County Village- April 26 and 27, 2025. Tickets are $135 and members are $120. Virtually- $80.
Fashion in Action – Revolution, Resistance, & War explores how fashion, garment, and textiles have been used as tools of revolution, resistance, and war during extraordinary times in American history. Presenters and guests will consider how 19th-century fashion, garment, and textiles were affected by rapid cultural, societal, technological, or political change.
This two-day symposium will spotlight three exciting speakers, including keynote speakers Neal Hurst (Curator of Textiles and Historic Dress, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation), and Marvin-Alonzo Greer (Managing Partner, Impact Strategies).
Ticket includes:
All fashion & textile-related lectures
Continental breakfast and buffet lunch on Saturday & Sunday
Access to register for museum mount-making and fabric identification enrichments Saturday & Sunday* (a la carte)
Knitting Circle and Fireside Lounge Chat as an alternative to workshop enrichments (no add’l cost)
* Workshops & enrichments are a la carte with purchase of symposium ticket
