The work reports inclusive exhibition at the National Footwear Museum, organized by Fashion course students in honor of the designer Zuzu Angel

The sixth edition of Indumenta, the annual and digital journal of the Costume Museum, located in Madrid, Spain, features an article by professors Claudia Schemes and Renata Fratton Noronha from Feevale University. The publication, which focuses on the relationship that museums and fashion have established in recent decades, brings together 15 articles by scholars in the history of clothing, fashion, and other aspects related to technology, design, and sociology of clothing.

The article Fashion, museum, and inclusion: reflections on an exhibition in honor of Zuzu Angel at the National Footwear Museum (MNC) reports on a multidisciplinary experience that included the participation of students from the Fashion course at Feevale University, and sought to include the visually impaired public. The designer Zuzu Angel was honored and there were sensorial creations inspired by her creations were displayed alongside pieces from the collection. The authors of the article explain that the exhibition, organized by students of Brazilian Fashion History, considered the trajectory of the designer Zuzu Angel (1921-1976) to develop creations that were accessible to the visually impaired public. “The exhibition reinforces the museum’s vocation as a democratizing, inclusive and polyphonic space, also raising awareness of museum accessibility, as well as the integration of people with disabilities”, say Claudia and Renata. Indumenta magazine can be accessed, free of charge, at cultura.gob.es/mtraje-indumenta.

About MNC

Located on Campus I of Feevale University, in Novo Hamburgo, the National Footwear Museum (MNC) has a vast collection that helps tell the story of the leather-footwear sector, fundamental to the economic development of the Vale do Sinos region.

Until January 30th, the Museum is open to visitors from Monday to Friday, from 2pm to 5pm. From the 31st, the opening hours will be from 9:15 am to 11:30 am and from 2 pm to 5 pm (from the 12/02, until 6 pm). On Saturdays or at other times, visits can be made by appointment by calling (51) 3584-7101. Entry is free.