Wisconsin Historical Society Collection Highlight: Clothing and Textile Treasures

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May 12 – Jigme Wangchuk presents Wisconsin Historical Society Collection Highlight: Clothing and Textile Treasures

Curious about what clothing and textiles the Historical Society collects? What stories do they tell? Join Jigme Wangchuk, a UW-Madison Fashion and Textiles Design student and WHS Intern, for a special slideshow presentation that will provide insight into the contents and work of the collections closet. In addition, there will be a limited number of items from the collections closet on view as part of a pop-up display. This will be one presentation to not miss!