Official opening of FRUiTS: Tokyo Street Style

People braved the sweltering heat on Thursday 3, February to celebrate the opening of Hurstville City Museum & Gallery's latest exhibition FRUiTS: Tokyo Street Styles, photographs by Shoichi Aoki, a travelling exhibition from the Powerhouse Museum.

We are very grateful to everyone who attended the opening. A very big thank you to everyone who wore 'FRUiTS' inspired outfits!

The exhibition was officially opened by the Mayor of Hurstville City Council, Councillor Philip Sansom. We also heard from guest speaker Glynis Jones, Curator Fashion & Design at the Powerhouse Museum. Glynis is responsible for the Powerhouse Museum's fashion and dress collection. This collection includes:

• 18th Century to present day clothing and accessories
• Fashion plates and swatch books
• Designer label and manufacturer's archives
• Performance costumes from the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

Glynis recounted what it was like working with Shoichi Aoki when developing the exhibition while Councillor Sansom shared his experiences of visiting Japan and seeing the fashion trends firsthand.

After enjoying some sushi guests and even Museum & Gallery staff dressed up and created their own crazy 'FRUiTS' ensemble and posed infront of our Tokyo street scene!

Visit Hurstville City Museum & Gallery to see this fascinating exhibition for yourself and join in the fin of Tokyo street style.

Hurstville City Museum & Gallery
14 MacMahon Street, Hurstville NSW 2220

Installing our new exhibition FRUiTS: Tokyo Street Styles

Hurstville City Museum & Gallery staff have been as busy as bees these past few weeks as we installed our first main gallery exhibition for 2011:

FRUiTS: Tokyo Street Style photographs by Shoichi Aoki

This travelling exhibition from the Powerhouse Museum is a celebration of the fashion revolution which was instigated by the rebellious teenagers of Tokyo and their expressive and experimental wardrobes.

The exhibition consists of:

• Photographs of these unique fashion creations taken by Shoichi Aoki
• Ensembles created by local contemporary artists and fashion designers
• Dress ups - so you can create your own outfit and take your photograph in front of a Tokyo street!

Over the four days it took to install the exhibition Museum & Gallery staff and volunteers have carefully selected their favourite photographs and outfits. Visit Hurstville City Museum & Gallery to choose your favourite today!

Official opening:

Thursday 3 February, 2011

From 6.30 pm

Exhibition dates: 3 February - 14 April 2011

For more information contact:
Hurstville City Museum & Gallery
14 MacMahon Street, Hurstville NSW 2220
Phone (02) 9330 6444
Email: museumgallery@hurstville.nsw.gov.au

Carpet Installation - Day 10?

We're almost ready to reopen on the 15th of January here at Hurstville City Library. Today we've been busy cleaning up the shelves and testing the wonderful new carpet.

Check out all our shenanigans on the LMG Flickr