
February 2025
Lunch & Learn: Clothing Historian Charlotte Engel Ellis
This month we feature NCM&HS Charlotte Engel Ellis as she presents: Threads of Time -Unraveling my Journey as a Clothing Historian. Bring your brown bag lunch, soup or snack and join us at the Museum in the Lindstrom Room for our monthly Lunch & Learn program. Charlotte, who is the Manager of the Museum's 6000+ piece collection of clothing and textiles, will discuss her work at the Museum, several exhibitions she has curated, collections management and the restoration process, and…
Find out more »Filmmaker and Producer Jake Gorst Presents the Remastered 1959 Classic “American Look”
This promotional film highlights the Chevrolet automobile line as a showcase of American industrial design and style. It features modern architecture, interiors, packaging, office equipment, and industrial machines, ending with a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the 1959 Chevrolet Impala at General Motors’ Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The film emphasizes the abundance of consumer goods and the role of design in offering people freedom of choice. American Look originally premiered at the 1958 American Society of Industrial Designers…
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