Gentle H-costumers, I'm probably not the only one heading out early for CostumeCon; hopefully I can find some others. I'll be in DC between 22 and 30 April before going to CostumeCon in "Baldermur, Merilnd" as my family says it. I'm looking for h-costumers who might like to pal around for a weekday downtown, perhaps at the Smithsonian, Textile Museum or an art gallery. I'm looking for people available during the day, since I'll be on vacation.
My spouse would rather eat paint than look at old clothes. OTOH, he will happily dance, so if you know of a venue with historic dancing, let us know. We'll pack something to wear. If you want to show us the ropes at Glen Echo in the Spanish Ballroom on Sunday 26 Apr, we'd love to meet up. Off the top of my head, here's some local museums that tend to have things of interest to h-costumers. Happy to take your suggestions, too. Thanks all, --cin Textile Museum www.textilemuseum.org/ current show: Recent Acquisitions March 6, 2009 - January 3, 2010 National Gallery http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/index.shtm#current Heaven on Earth: Manuscript Illuminations from the National Gallery of Art March 1–August 2, 2009 Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age February 1–May 3, 2009 NMAH Smithsonian http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/costume/ Other possibilities: DAR Museum - http://www.dar.org/museum/musnews.cfm Specializes in early Americana National Portrait Gallery /www.npg.si.edu/ exhibits on Lincoln & Marcel DuChamp _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
