Applied history graduate student Sierra Harvey spent the summer all the way in Fairbanks, Alaska, working as an intern at the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. This experience not only strengthened her interest in museum studies but also broadened her understanding of preservation work and public history. Harvey’s interest in museum studies started in the classroom.…
Incoming freshman student and biology major, Jordi Wells, recently created a traditional saree for the Duck Brand’s annual Stuck at Prom Scholarship contest.
The Fashion Archives & Museum of Shippensburg University, in collaboration with the Central Penn Doll Collectors Club, will open its latest exhibit, All Dolled Up!, on Wednesday, April 9. The exhibit will be open from 4 to 7 p.m., with free admission for all guests. The exhibit showcases a wide variety of dolls from the…
The Fashion Archives and Museum of Shippensburg University is a unique and historical destination on campus, dedicated to preserving and displaying fashion throughout the times. It was established in 1980 by Dr. Elizabeth Thompson, a former sociology professor who was interested in the drastic differences between historic children’s clothing and the clothing worn by children…
The newest exhibit of the Fashion Archives and Museum (FA&M) will open to the public on March 30, 2024, from noon to 4:00 p.m. “Instrumental Fashions: Attire and Song” explores the long-standing relationship between the latest fashions and current hit songs about clothing. “Music and fashion have more in common than one might think,” explained…