Finissage: Many Shades of Grès — Fashion becomes art

The Museum of Decorative Arts invites you to rediscover the extraordinary work of French fashion designer Madame Grès (1903—1993), one of the most important representatives of haute couture of the 20th century.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to the following activities. The offer is included in the ticket price.

15:00 — 17:00 | “Draping” Drop-In Workshop

Here you can lend a hand yourself and discover your inner Madame Grès on a doll. With paper and fabric, wrinkles are made and patterns are constructed.

15:00 — 17:00 | Meet the Creators, Teachers, Curators, and Makers

Students from the School of Culture and Design at the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) will be familiar with their models and report on their development processes.

15:00 — 17:00 | Short tours with curators

15:00 — 17:00 | Object, Space and Staging

The designers from Gewerkdesign present the process of creating the exhibition design.

17:00 | Performance: From wearer to body

In a performance, the students celebrate the undressing of the figurines and thus the end of the exhibition.

Welcome/Welcome at 15:00: Sibylle Hoiman, Director of the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Horst Fetzer, representative of the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Department 5 — School of Culture and Design

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

The Museum of Applied Arts invites you once again to discover the extraordinary work of French fashion designer Madame Grès (1903—1993), one of the most important figures of 20th-century haute couture.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to the following activities (included in the ticket price).

3-5 pm | Drop-in workshop: 'Draping'

Try your hand at draping and discover your inner Madame Grès on a mannequin. Create pleats and construct pattern pieces using paper and fabric.

3-5 pm | Meet the Creators, Lecturers, Curators and Makers

Students from the School of Culture and Design at HTW Berlin will present their models and share insights into their creative processes.

3-5 pm | Short Guided Tours with Curators

3-5 pm | Object, Space and Staging

Designers from Gewerkdesign wants to present the creative process behind the exhibition design.

5 pm | Performance: From Garment to Body

In this performance, students, Mark wants the end of the exhibition by Undressing the Mannequins.

Welcome at 3 pm: Sibylle Hoiman, Director of Kunstgewerbemuseum and Horst Fetzer, Representative of HTW Berlin — University of Applied Sciences, School of Culture and Design (Faculty 5)