Devoted to wildly divergent pop culture moments, two of the Arlington Museum of Art’s exhibitions share a surprising thread — the intricacy and imagination of costuming.
The institution’s extensive “Game of Thrones: The Exhibition” is the main event, with gallery after gallery filled with more than 60 costumes, including intricately embroidered gowns, leather doublets, iconic banners and weapons — even a model of Ned Stark’s decapitated head. The meticulous craftsmanship rivals any couture runway, making this exhibition a must-see for local fashionistas.
Accompanied by set sketches, film clips and a soaring soundtrack that follows the viewer from room to room to a replica of the Iron Throne, the exhibition gives a behind-the-scenes look at a series that transformed the fantasy genre. The Thrones exhibition is only viewable at the museum, which curated it in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences and the production archives team.
Museum visitors can relive the “Red Wedding” at the Arlington Museum of Art’s “Game of Thrones: The Exhibition.”
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“It’s not a traveling show — it’s not turnkey,” explains Kendall Quirk, the museum’s director of exhibitions. “We selected items very consciously with their guidance. It’s not necessarily things you get to see when you’re watching the show on the screen. Hundreds and hundreds of hours went into making these costumes, swords and banners, and we really wanted to celebrate those artists for what they brought to the show. Everything they did was so detailed.”
Meanwhile, as the Jane Austen Society of North America was celebrating the author’s 250th birthday, the North Texas Chapter helped the museum source “Dressed for the Drawing Room: Fashion in Jane Austen’s World.” This exhibition features costumes and jewelry from two of her most iconic film adaptations: 2005’s Pride and Prejudice and 2020’s Emma.
The airy Empire gowns and tailored frock coats of the Regency era are the polar opposite of the medieval maximalism of Thrones, yet together, these exhibitions offer fantasy fans and cinemaniacs an indulgent immersion in the craft of filmmaking.
Details
“Game of Thrones: The Exhibition” runs through April 5 at the Arlington Museum of Art. Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors and $20 for youths. “Dressed for the Drawing Room: Fashion in Jane Austen’s World” runs through March 22. Entrance is free. arlingtonmuseum.org.
“Dressed for the Drawing Room: Fashion in Jane Austen’s World” runs through March 22 at the Arlington Museum of Art.
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