Tour of SAIC’s Fashion Resource Center
CAA invites you to join your fellow archivists, librarians, and records managers for a tour of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Fashion Resource Center.
As part of SAIC’s Special Collections, the Fashion Resource Center (FRC) maintains a unique hands-on collection of late 20th- and 21st-century designer garments and accessories representing extreme innovation. The robust collection also contains over 3,200 fashion publications, scholarly texts, fashion magazines, contemporary designer biographies & interviews, and more than 800 videos of ready-to-wear and couture runway presentations, technical instruction, interviews, fashion history, and annual student fashion shows. Alex Aubry, the Director of the Fashion Resource Center, will give a tour of the center, including a selection of their holdings.
WHEN: Thursday, April 26, 2018
Time: 3:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Sullivan Center, suite 735
36 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
http://www.saic.edu/academics/librariesandspecialcollections/fashionresourcecenter/
Additional Information
As attendees exit the elevator on the seventh floor, they should go to the front office to be directed to the FRC.
Due to space limitations, this members-only event is limited to 12 people. Joining CAA is quick and easy!
The CAA Events Subcommittee uses RSVPs to measure attendance, and, in the event of low response, might postpone or cancel an event. As a result, please RSVP only if you are certain you can attend. If you RSVP but are unable to attend, please provide at least 24 hours notice.
For more information, contact Megan Keller Young at msmegankeller@gmail.com.