"Kansas City's Historic Garment District"
Schedule
Sun Dec 08 2024 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
1717 W 41st St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64111 | Kansas City, MO
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Featured speaker: Lisa Shockley, Curator of Collections at the Kansas City Museum, “Kansas City’s Historic Garment District”Musical guest: Kirstie Lynn (https://www.instagram.com/kirstietheworsty/)
Community moment: Mary Bayless
Lisa Shockley has more than 30 years of experience working in the museum field, as well as the public sector. Growing up in North Central Ohio, just south of Lake Erie, Lisa moved to Missouri to attend undergraduate school and never left. Lisa specializes in clothing and textiles and has a particular interest in the social history of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Along with the Kansas City Museum, Lisa has also worked at the National Museum of Toys & Miniatures, the Historic Garment District Museum and the UFDC Doll Museum, and for the federal government in historic records management. She has also been an official scholar/researcher at the National Music Museum, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University. Lisa attended the School of the Ozarks and UMKC for a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Mass Media/Broadcasting (Music minor), and a Master of Arts in History (focus on Medieval History and Museum Studies/Collections Management). In addition, she holds certificates from the International Center for Preservation Studies related to basic Textile Conservation and has training in basic Paper Conservation.
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1717 W 41st St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64111Event Location & Nearby Stays:
