Join Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of the exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, reactivates the sensory capacities of masterworks in the Museum’s collection through first-hand research, conservation analysis, and diverse technologies—from cutting-edge tools of artificial intelligence and computer-generated imagery to traditional formats of x-rays, video animation, light projection, and soundscapes.
On view through September 2nd, 2024.
Exhibition Tour—Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
Andrew Bolton
19 min. watch
Contributors
Andrew Bolton
Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute
Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute
The exhibition is made possible by TikTok
Support is provided by LOEWE
Additional support is provided by Condé Nast
Video produced by HAPPYMONDAY and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Managing Producer: Kate Farrell
Senior Producer: Melissa Bell
Production Coordinator: Lela Jenkins
Production Assistants: Tess Solot-Kehl
Original Music: Austin Fisher
Special thanks to: Andrew Bolton, Stephanie Kramer, Alexandra Fizer, and Mika Kiyono
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