aktuelle Ausstellungen

Wer hat die Hosen an?

Wien (A) > 25.03.2025 - 01.02.2026
Eröffnung: 24.03.2025

Ob exakt gebügelt oder im legeren Baggy-Look – sie sind ein globales Phänomen und uns allen scheinbar bestens vertraut. Sie sind Erkennungszeichen kultureller und sozialer Identität und Stoff für modische Statements: Hosen. Das Weltmuseum Wien unternimmt in einer großen Sonderausstellung ab 25. März 2025 einen Streifzug durch 3.000 Jahre Hosen-Geschichte aus aller Welt, von den ältesten Hosentypen der Bronzezeit bis in die Gegenwart.

Text - und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Neue Hofburg
Weltmuseum Wien
Heldenplatz
1010 Wien
Österreich

weitere Infos: www.weltmuseumwien.at/ausstellungen/wer-hat-die-hosen-an/

Glitzer

Hamburg (D) > 28.2. - 26.10.2025

Glitzer funkelt und flirrt, fasziniert und empört. Es ist auf Bühnen ebenso zu finden wie auf Protestplakaten und in Kinderzimmern. Glitzer ist omnipräsent – und doch ist das MK&G weltweit das erste Haus, das diesem Material eine Ausstellung widmet. Der Schwerpunkt der Ausstellung liegt auf Glitzer als Symbol für Zugehörigkeit, Empowerment und Selbstbestimmung und beleuchtet den Einsatz in politischen Kontexten und kollektiven Bewegungen. Rund 40 internationale Positionen aus Kunst und Gestaltung widmen sich Glitzer als Ausdruck der Freude an gesellschaftlicher Vielfalt und kollektiver Ausgelassenheit, als Mittel des Protests, der Performance und Popkultur, als Symbol der Sichtbarmachung marginalisierter Gruppen und des Widerstands gegen Körpernormen. Gezeigt werden unter anderem ein glitzerndes Jugendzimmer der Hamburger Künstlerin Jenny Schäfer, Fotografien von Quil Lemons, Skateboards von Mickalene Thomas, GIFs von Molly Soda, Show-Perücken der Hamburger Designer Karl Gadzali und Mohamad Barakat-Götz für Olivia Jones und ein Bühnenoutfit von Bill Kaulitz.

Text - und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Museum für Kunst
und Gewerbe Hamburg
Steintorplatz
20099 Hamburg
Deutschland

weitere Infos: www.mkg-hamburg.de/ausstellungen/glitzer

LOUVRE COUTURE Art and fashion: statement pieces

Paris (F) > 25.01. - 21.07.2025

Although we have known since the days of Paul Cézanne that ‘the Louvre is the book from which we learn to read’, this inexhaustible wellspring of inspiration has also nourished one of contemporary art’s liveliest domains: the world of fashion. More and more, research and monographs dedicated to the greats of fashion have boldly begun to trace aesthetic family trees, establishing these figures in a historical and artistic context. The pattern is not merely one of disruptions, with various degrees of radical innovation, or of seasonal changes, but also one of echoes and evocations. The threads weaving their way between the work of great fashion figures and the world of art are almost endless, and the history of art as expressed by the Musée du Louvre, in the depth of its collections and in the ways it reflects the tastes of days gone by, is an equally vast terrain of influences and sources. In consideration of the Louvre’s encyclopaedic immensity, this exhibition follows a methodological approach geared towards exploring the history of decorative styles, art professions and ornamentation through the galleries of the Department of Decorative Arts, where textiles are omnipresent – though generally in tapestries and other décor items rather than in articles of clothing. Over a nearly 9,000-square-metre space, 65 designs are displayed, along with a number of accessories, newly illuminating the close historical dialogue that continues to take place between the world of fashion and the department’s greatest masterpieces, from Byzantium to the Second Empire. Each of these garments and accessories is on special loan from the most iconic fashion houses, both long-standing and recent, in Paris and throughout the world. The pieces will not be displayed aimlessly throughout the Department of Decorative Arts, but rather will serve as an occasion to highlight existing parallels: the department owes part of its collection to the generosity of great fashion figures, from Jacques Doucet to Madame Carven. These countless connections embrace common methodological ground in the fields of art history and fashion: knowledge of ancestral techniques, visual culture and the subtle interplay of references, from the catalogue raisonné of the museum to the moodboard of the fashion world. ‘Louvre Couture’ offers a new perspective on decorative arts through the prism of contemporary fashion design.

Text - und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Louvre
Department of Decorative Arts
107 Rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
Frankreich

weitere Infos: www.louvre.fr/en/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/louvre-couture

Clothes & Couture

Borås (S) > Dauerausstellung

Clothes & Couture tells the story of the creation of Swedish everyday fashion, which was inspired by the couture exhibitions held in Paris between the 1930s and 1970s. We welcome you to a retrospective exhibition about the Borås company Bröderna Magnusson (‘the Magnusson Brothers’), and its journey through fashion history. In the ‘Clothes & Couture’ exhibition, the Textile Museum of Sweden shows how twentieth-century Paris fashion was reinterpreted to create practical clothes for women in Sweden. The exhibition how the Borås company Bröderna Magnusson Damkonfektionsfabrik AB, like many others in the business, took their inspiration from the undisputed capital of fashion: Paris. The manufacture of and trade in ready-made clothes developed during the twentieth century to become one of Sweden’s staple industries. The town of Borås and the surrounding area became a centre for the ready-made clothing industry, and the garments produced here were sold all over the country. One of the companies was Bröderna Magnusson’s, which manufactured womenswear at a somewhat higher price point, featuring advanced cuts and hand-sewn details. All clothes were designed by the company’s head of design, Ylva Segh, who regularly visited the couture shows in Paris. Bröderna Magnusson’s paid great attention to detail, and the garments were produced using a high level of craftsmanship despite being made in a factory. The Textile Museum of Sweden has created slideshows showing the details of the clothing, and developed patterns based on selected garments that have been transformed into three-dimensional animations so as to show visitors how they were constructed. For those who enjoy sewing themselves, there will be sewing patterns available for purchase. These include the useful ‘Pop-Around’ dress from 1953, which was marketed as an everyday, house and party dress. The exhibition was designed in collaboration with the paper artist Bea Szenfeld and includes both large and small installations by her, inspired by the themes of the exhibition.

Text - und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Textilmuseet
Skaraborgsvägen 3A,
Borås
Schweden

weitere Infos: textilmuseet.se/en/exhibitions/exhibitions/2022-03-03-clothes--couture

The Art of Transformation

Oslo (NO) > Dauerausstellung

On stage, anything is possible! Through the illusions made by the actors and the audience’s imaginations, time and space are transformed: an ordinary woman becomes a supernatural being, and decorative buttons turn into gems. In this exhibition, you can see original props and costumes used in historical plays by well-known writers such as Ludvig Holberg and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Original stage design models from productions of Ibsen and Shakespeare plays demonstrate how scenography has changed over time. Discover treasures from our collection of costumes and stage design models, spanning from 18th century Christiania through interwar Paris and up to our own time. 

Text - und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite (© Mari Rosenberg)

Veranstalter/ Ort
Teatermuseet
Halvdan Svartes gate 58
0266 Oslo
Norwegen

weitere Infos: www.oslomuseum.no/en/whats-on/the-art-of-transformation/

Costumed balls Dressing up history, 1870-1927

Montreal (CA) > 14.11.2024 - 17.08.2025

A century and a half ago, the costumed balls and extravagant skating carnivals were the pinnacle of worldly entertainment and staged a kaleidoscopic fantasy suit. However, behind their anachronistic exuberance, these balls reinforced the founding myths of the Empire's colonial destiny and future. This exhibition captures the splendour of the entertainments where each one and everyone transformed, for the time of an evening, into a fanciful character inspired by history. She gives an extraordinary account of these lavish events through some of the most striking objects in the museum's collections. It is rare that, in the same exhibition space, so many 19th century clothes designed for ephemeral use, as well as the photographs of the people who put them on, can be admired. Similarly, it is rare to see captured by photographers of the time the humor and eccentricity of those who participated in these grandiose evenings, the lightness then often being absent from public performances. The invitation to reinvent oneself in an alter ego, inspired by history or fantasy, represented a unique opportunity requiring research, expense and a visit to the photographic studio. The exhibition examines in depth the objects that preserve the memory of these historical balls, making astute digital use to unveil the secrets for the great pleasure of the contemporary public. More than 40 dazzling clothes, but also photographs of the costume people and memorabilia publications restore the pomp of these prestigious events. This exhibition and the accompanying book are the culmination of a research project of unusual scope based on the wealth and strengths of the McCord Stewart Museum’s collections. These made astonishing discoveries now revealed to the public for the first time.

Text - und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Musee McCord Stewart Montreal
McCord Stewart Museum
690 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, H3A 1E9
(Quebec)
Kanada

weitere Infos: www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca/fr/expositions/bals-costumes/

Future Observatory: Tomorrow’s Wardrobe

London (GB) > 24.09.2023 - August 2025

omorrow's Wardrobe brings together a diversity of designers from across the fashion industry who are revolutionising the way we create, make, and wear clothes – including Stella McCartney, Ponda, Ahluwalia, Salomon, Ranra, Phoebe English and Vivobarefoot. The fashion and textile industry is one of the most environmentally damaging design fields at work today. The footprint of our wardrobes extends from textile production in farms and factories to the design process in fashion houses. Though a significant driver of the UK economy, the impact of fashion is felt across the world in the form of material waste, ecological degradation, water pollution, exploitative working conditions and overproduction: annual garment production has doubled since 2000 and is expected to have increased by 60% in 2030. Tomorrow’s Wardrobe showcases the urgent research and innovation taking place across the UK to rethink how the world of fashion works. Moving from fabric landscapes to design studios to individual garments, the display presents a future built from both high-tech and low-tech tools: sewing machines, robotic arms, artificial intelligence, digital ids, upcycling, recycling and more. Tomorrow’s Wardrobe is curated by Future Observatory, the Design Museum’s national research programme for the green transition. Future Observatory is coordinated by the Design Museum in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The display has been supported by curatorial advisors Kate Goldsworthy (UAL), Jalaj Hora (Nike) and Susan Postlethwaite (Manchester Metropolitan University).

Textquelle: Museumswebsite ( Foto: © Aaron Parson)

Veranstalter/ Ort
The Designmuseum
224–238 Kensington High Street
London W8 6AG
Großbritannien

weitere Infos: designmuseum.org/exhibitions/future-observatory-tomorrows-wardrobe

Immer dabei: DIE TASCHE

Offenbach (D) > 12.10.2024 - 10.08.2025

Sie ist Transportmittel, nützlicher Begleiter oder als Statussymbol ein Objekt der Begierde. Es gibt sie in unzähligen Ausführungen und für die verschiedensten Anlässe – sei es zum Einkaufen, für die Arbeit, den Sport, zum Reisen oder als Abendbegleiter. Kein anderer Gegenstand ist, sobald wir das Haus verlassen, stets zur Hand und trägt alles, was wir unterwegs benötigen: DIE TASCHE. In einer vielseitigen Ausstellung taucht das Deutsche Ledermuseum in die Kulturgeschichte der Tasche als weltweit verwendeter Gebrauchsgegenstand, Modeartikel und Luxusgut ein. Über 200 Exponate aus drei Jahrtausenden vom altägyptischen Lederbeutel, über mittelalterliche Gürteltaschen, erste Reisetaschen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert bis zu praktischen Rucksäcken, eleganten Handtaschen sowie einer Einkaufstüte aus biologisch abbaubarem Plastik erzählen ab dem 12. Oktober 2024 in der Ausstellung immer dabei: DIE TASCHE von einem der ältesten und vielseitigsten Accessoires der Menschheit.

Text- und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Begleitend zur Ausstellung erscheint Anfang 2025 eine umfassende Publikation, herausgegeben von Dr. Inez Florschütz in Zusammenarbeit mit Leonie Wiegand M.A.

Im Rahmenprogramm wird der Film „Greta“ von Neil Jordan vor Ort gezeigt.
Termin: Freitag, 22.1.2024, 19.00 Uhr

Veranstalter/ Ort
Deutsches Ledermuseum
Frankfurter Str. 86
63067 Offenbach am Main
Deutschland

weitere Infos: www.ledermuseum.de/

Ist Mode politisch? Raum „Mode“ in der Berlin Ausstellung BERLIN GLOBAL im Humboldtforum

Berlin (D) > Herbst 2024, offenes Ende

Wie kleidet sich die Berlinerin? Was zieht sie an, wenn sie ins Berghain geht? Was trägt die ökologisch Bewusste? (...) Was ist Berliner Chic? Schüler:innen des Oberstufenzentrums Mode und Bekleidung haben sich auf den Straßen der Stadt umgeschaut und verschiedene Typen ausgemacht. Zu sehen sind sie im Raum Mode in der Ausstellung BERLIN GLOBAL.

Themen:

• Typologie Berliner Mode
• Geschichte der Modeindustrie
• Interviews mit Aktivist:innen und NGO-Vertreter:innen im Kampf gegen Missstände in der Textilwirtschaft
• Geschichte des Ortes: Arbeitskleidung im Palast der Republik

Text- und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Humboldtforum
Schloßplatz
10178 Berlin
Deutschland

weitere Infos: www.stadtmuseum.de/artikel/raum-mode

Our Colonial Inheritance

Amsterdam (NL) > Dauerausstellung

Colonialism is not a thing of the past. It has shaped the world: our physical, mental and personal world. Colonialism lives on to this day. In the exhibition 'Our Colonial Inheritance', we look at the Dutch colonial history and presence, in Indonesia, Suriname, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and many other countries. You will not get to see and hear the 'known' history, there is more to see and learn. The exhibition shows how colonialism shaped the world of today, and how people endured colonialism. Learn how people tried to create their own lives, rebelled and remained in charge. Are you open to a multivoiced perspective?

Text- und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Linnaeusstraat 2
1092 CK Amsterdam
Niederlande

weitere Infos: amsterdam.wereldmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/our-colonial-inheritance