Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
The FIDM Museum & Galleries and Lucasfilm Ltd. premiered the first exhibition ever created to celebrate the art of costume design from all six Star Wars films, in September 2005. The exhibition is on view at the 11,000 square foot, nonprofit FIDM Museum & Galleries located at FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, California, just minutes away from Disney Hall and Staples Center.
(PRWEB) October 10, 2005 -- The FIDM Museum & Galleries and Lucasfilm Ltd. premiered the first exhibition ever created to celebrate the art of costume design from all six Star Wars films, in September 2005. The exhibition is on view at the 11,000 square foot, nonprofit FIDM Museum & Galleries located at FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, California just minutes away from Disney Hall and Staples Center.
The exhibition called, "Dressing a Galaxy: the Costumes of Star Wars," is open to the public until Saturday, December 10, 2005. Admission will be free to the public. However, time tickets are necessary with a small handling fee (see information at end of this release).
The work of Costume Designer, Trisha Biggar, will be the major feature of the exhibition. Over 100 original costumes, props, and accessories from all six films in the Star Wars saga will form the content of the exhibition. This exhibition follows the very successful release, from Lucasfilm Ltd., of the sixth and final film: Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith.
Exhibition Information
| | - Opens to Public: Monday, September 19, 2005 ends Saturday, December 10, 2005
- Gallery Hours: 10-8 p.m. daily, including Saturday. Sundays: 11-5p.m.
- Location: The FIDM Museum & Galleries On The Park, 1st Level, FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, 919 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (Corner of Grand Avenue & 9th Street)
- Parking: In FIDM garage, under building (Entrance on 9th Street). Surrounding lots also available.
- Admission: Free, but a timed ticket processing fee will apply. Timed tickets are required for admittance…$5.00 online processing fee.
- Ticket Purchasing: http://starwars.fidm.edu or CALL 1-888-695-0888, 1-877-772-5425
- FIDM Exhibition Information: http://starwars.fidm.edu or CALL 1-800-443-3436
|
The FIDM Museum & Galleries
The FIDM Museum & Galleries on FIDM's Los Angeles campus represents a unique resource for contemporary and historic costumes and textiles for educators, students, scholars, and industry personnel. The 11,000 square-foot gallery space spotlights special exhibitions year-round. They range from traveling shows and FIDM student work to FIDM installations and The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition, which annually features costumes from the previous year's most acclaimed films. The Museum's centerpiece is a 12,000-piece collection of costumes, accessories, and textiles — one of the largest of its kind on the West Coast — dating from the 18th Century through today and including couture, ready-to-wear, and film/theater costumes.
About FIDM
FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is a WASC and NASAD accredited, co-educational, specialized, private college with four California campuses. FIDM offers Associate of Arts, Professional Designation and Advanced Study Degree programs in Fashion Design, Interior Design, Fashion Merchandise Marketing, Product Development, Textile Design, Visual Communications, Graphic Design, Beauty Industry Merchandising Management, Theatre Costume, International Manufacturing & Product Development, Film & TV Costume Design, Digital Media, Footwear Design, and Apparel Manufacturing Management.
For more information about FIDM visit http://www.FIDM.edu.
# # #
Bookmark -
Del.icio.us |
Furl It |
Technorati |
Ask |
MyWeb |
Propeller |
Live Bookmarks |
Newsvine |
TailRank |
Reddit |
Slashdot |
Digg |
Stumbleupon |
Google Bookmarks |
Sphere |
Blink It |
Spurl
|
