Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising Third Thursday Lecture Series

Each third Thursday of the month, the Avenir Museum will present a topical lecture, featuring the current exhibition a/or a unique costume/textile in the museum. Join us on the Third Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in 136 UCA Annex. All lectures are free and open to the public. No reservations are needed.

November 19 – Wearing Blankets from The Durango Collection®.

Jeanne Brako, Curator of Collections and Public Programs at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango will discuss textiles from The Durango Collection® that chronicle the remarkable achievement of the Navajo, Pueblo, and Hispanic peoples. Photo above is a woman’s manta from The Durango Collection®, Center of Southwest Studies.

Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising

115 University Center for the Arts

Free and open to the public

Museum hours: Monday – Wednesday and Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Closed on national and university holidays.

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Contact:  Linda Carlson
Telephone:  970.491.1983
Email:  Linda.Carlson@colostate.edu