Divine Adornment: Community Stories of Belonging
Location: William H. Mathers Gallery
Opening: October 19, 2024
Curator: Dr. Heather Akou, Associate Professor, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Divine Adornment: Community Stories of Belonging uses pieces from the museum’s collection to explore fashion from an Islamic perspective. The exhibit will focus on what fashion means to people from source communities and how they inspire contemporary makers of textiles, clothing, and jewelry. It will present a nuanced, caring, and apolitical perspective on Islam that is different from what most non-Muslims learn from the media. Themes of slow fashion, contemporary inspiration, and making and belonging will be explored in this exhibition presented in both Arabic and English.