Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Center

Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Center The Nevada State Museum's Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Research Center is a study center for understanding historic costumes and textiles.

The Center is open by appointment only, please call. The Marjorie Russell Center is composed of the costume and textile collections of both founding institutions as well as the Jessie Pope costume collection from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Home Economics. The size of the collections is approximately 10,000 artifacts. Most significant is the women's collection which ranges from the ei

ghteenth century to current day fashions. Other strengths are the quilt collection, hats, children's wear, political and ceremonial dress, flags, banners, and military and men's wear.

07/01/2020
Our curator, Jan Loverin, loves to share the history of the Nevada First Lady gowns and all the artifacts in our collect...
07/23/2018

Our curator, Jan Loverin, loves to share the history of the Nevada First Lady gowns and all the artifacts in our collection.

Creative Connections, a local design and sewing club at work.....making padded hangers for the Nevada State Museum's Mar...
10/23/2017

Creative Connections, a local design and sewing club at work.....making padded hangers for the Nevada State Museum's Marjorie Russell Textile Center. Many thanks girls!

Our own Jan Loverin entertained an interested bunch at the Sparks Heritage Museum over the weekend.
06/05/2017

Our own Jan Loverin entertained an interested bunch at the Sparks Heritage Museum over the weekend.

Wedding dresses have not always been white.....hence this interesting 1890s wedding gown.
01/08/2016

Wedding dresses have not always been white.....hence this interesting 1890s wedding gown.

Check out this amazing design! http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=6915Would you like a 3-D printed dress?
10/05/2015

Check out this amazing design! http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=6915
Would you like a 3-D printed dress?

a tale of 7 kinematics dresses: a red dress, a museum acquisition, + 5 more 09.10.2015 · by Jessica · in 3dprinting, clothing, exhibition. · Our Kinematics project creates a new workflow that examines how technology can be used to make fashion in the future by combining body scans + data, customizat…

Check out this fabulous program on mourning fashion by the Met!
01/23/2015

Check out this fabulous program on mourning fashion by the Met!

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire, on view October 21, 2014–February 1, 2015.

06/04/2014

A new study indicates horse-riding Asians wove and wore wool trousers by around 3,000 years ago.

http://museums.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/2014_winter_news_fv.pdfOn page five of our current issue of "Mint Edition,"...
01/14/2014

http://museums.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/2014_winter_news_fv.pdf

On page five of our current issue of "Mint Edition," you will find an article about a recent donation of some fabulous French fashion plates! Click on the above link to see.

Address

2351 Arrowhead Drive
Carson City, NV
89706

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm
Sunday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

(775) 687-6173

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