• Location
  • Call
  • Favorites
  • Cart

Egyptomania: Fashion Expounding on Prejudice Perpetuated by Egyptology

The Cleveland Archaeological Society

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes almost 45,000 objects and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. Having recently completed an ambitious, multi-phase renovation and expansion project across... more

Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology were cemented by the early 20th century. After the 1922 discovery of King Tut’s tomb, fashion fiercely adopted Egyptomania as an inspiration despite Egypt’s sporadically having inspired design and branding in previous decades. Darnell-Jamal Lisby, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Assistant Curator of Fashion and curator of the CMA’s Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession, discusses the impact of Egyptomania in fashion during the first half of the 20th century. He will also examine the dialogue around racism, fueled by Egyptology, that fashion participated in perpetuating.

Register here - https://cwru.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Jkb2VJNTIWw7NQbWI2kpg

Egyptomania: Fashion Expounding on Prejudice Perpetuated by Egyptology

Nearby

Museums & Galleries

Universities & Libraries

1. Ingalls Library & Museum Archives at the Cleveland Museum of Art

< 1 minute walk
The Ingalls Library mission is to support the museum’s current and...

Shopping and Retail

Parking

1. Cleveland Museum of Art Parking Garage

2 minute walk
0 to 30 minutes – FREE 31 minutes to 2 hours – $10.00 Each...

Parks & Gardens

1. Cleveland Botanical Garden

4 minute walk
For seventy-five years, Cleveland Botanical Garden has been one of North...

Dining

1. The Garden Café at the Cleveland Botanical Garden

4 minute walk
All year long, the Garden Café uses fresh ingredients to make art...

Shopping and Retail

1. Cleveland Botanical Garden Store

4 minute walk
The Garden Store is an inspiring place to shop for the gardener – ...

Parking

1. Cleveland Botanical Garden Parking Garage

4 minute walk
PARKING GARAGE The Botanical Garden has its own indoor parking garage, ...

Dining

1. Provenance Café at the Cleveland Museum of Art

2 minute walk
Provenance Café features lunch, dinner, and snack options made in...

2. Provenance Restaurant at the Cleveland Museum of Art

2 minute walk
Provenance is a 50-seat contemporary restaurant and lounge that features...

Signup Be the first to know about special events, openings, news and more!