The DIOR – A New Look exhibition, at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, was supposed to be on display until the end of January, but due to great success it has been extended until March 2, 2025. “The exhibition has already attracted over 190.000 visitors, and we want to give many more fashion lovers the opportunity to admire the beautiful designs. We are enormously grateful to the House of Dior and other lenders for making this extension possible,” says director Margriet Schavemaker.
Youth line up
Young and old come to the Kunstmuseum to visit this fashion exhibition about the world-famous couture house. Daily newspaper AD, for example, headlined in October that Gen-Z spread the word about the exhibition, flocking there in great numbers, and wrote that the youth was queuing. Schavemaker observed: “With the fashion exhibitions – which we traditionally organize every Fall – we really attract a different audience to the museum, and we are very happy with that. Once inside, people often visit other exhibitions, such as the ongoing Grand Dessert – the history of the dessert or Spring’s New Paris: from Monet to Morisot.”
Elegant and timeless fashion
The exhibition turns the spotlight not only on the iconic designs of founding-couturier Christian Dior, but also on those of his successors and, in particular, the current and first female Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri. She designs for today’s women, collaborates with many female artists and very consciously uses her collections to make feminist statements. The work of both creators is perfectly in line with the Zeitgeist, and each has given the couture house a fresh ‘New Look’ in its own way.
Only on view in The Hague
The DIOR – A New Look exhibition was initiated and conceived by the Kunstmuseum. Visitors momentarily imagine themselves in Paris in the exhibition galleries where they can admire not only a large number of timeless looks, but also costume jewelry, drawings, sketches and iconic photographs. Moreover, in the Dior film room, many of the designs come to life. The visit ends with the pop-up store where all sorts of exclusive items are available as mementos of the exhibition.Tickets are for sale at kunstmuseum.nl.
The exhibition was made possible in part by Nationale-Nederlanden, Fonds 21, Blockbusterfonds and the municipality of The Hague.
Photo credits: Alex Heuvink (2 images at the top) & Studio Roodenburch/Bram Vreugdenhil (featured image)