An extraordinary fashion symposium will feature prominent international speakers, culminating in a keynote lecture by fashion historian, curator, and Director of the Museum at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology Valerie Steele entitled Fashion in the Museum: A History of Collecting & Exhibiting Fashion.

Valerie Steele's influential work in the field of fashion curation has significantly shaped the way museums approach collecting and exhibiting fashion. Her presentation, Fashion in the Museum: A History of Collecting & Exhibiting Fashion, explores the evolution of fashion as an art form within the museum space, highlighting Steele's contributions to legitimizing fashion as a subject worthy of academic and curatorial focus. Through examining key exhibits and curatorial milestones, the presentation sheds light on how fashion has been embraced as a powerful cultural artifact, redefining its place in the arts and historical discourse.

The event also includes engaging presentations and discussions exploring contemporary issues at the intersection of fashion, culture, media, and society. Speakers include Professor at the University of Bologna Stefano Marino, Junior Research Fellow at Corvinus University Emese Dobos, Head of Programme and lecturer Anna Keszeg PhD, and textile artist and researcher Temesi Apol DLA. Each lecture will be followed by a discussion and audience Q&A

Sponsored by the Global Voices programme, this event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at the link below.

The conference will be in English.

Registration: https://www.addevent.com/event/Oc23770404

Venue: MOME B_001

Detailed programme:

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Workshop

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. – Stefano Marino (PhD, Associate Professor of Aesthetics, Bologna University): Presentation of the book series Fashion, Media and Culture: Perspectives on Global Lifestyles and the international research centre Culture Fashion Communication

2:15 – 2:45 p.m. – Emese Dobos (Junior Research Fellow, HUN-REN CERS Institute of World Economics, Young Researcher, Corvinus University of Budapest): Upgrading through Fashion Design: Obstacles of the Semi-periphery (Discussant: Stefano Marino) 20-minute lecture followed by a 10-minute discussion

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Anna Keszeg (PhD, Associate Professor, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design): Tailoring Literacy and Manuals: A Longitudinal Perspective (Discussant: Stefano Marino) 20-minute lecture followed by a 10-minute discussion

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Flash talk by textile artist Apol Temesi, DLA :

Raw Material-centered Design: Industrial Waste, Circularity and Biodiversity

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. – Q&A.

4:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Lecture, discussion

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Fashion historian, curator, and Director of the Museum at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology Valerie Steele: Fashion in the Museum: A History of Collecting & Exhibiting Fashion

5:00 p.m. – Discussion involving the audience with moderation by Anna Keszeg