Fashion and Technology Exhibition Assignment

Fashion and Technology Exhibition

Exhibition Assignment

The fashion and technology exhibition at fit museum

Since conception, technology has grown tremendously. It has continued to influence every sector of the world, business, education, security and the others. Art and fashion are not an exception either. The involvement of technology in the industry is notably evident in the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). The museum at the institute has been in existence since 1969. It was moved to the present building in the early 1974, and it started operations of presentations in 1975. It is an accredited institution dealing in the lucrative business of fashion, having won several awards from the innovative exhibitions such as The London Fashion, The Corset Fashioning the Body and several other shows. The commercial collections consist of thousands of permanent collections of garments. The policy the museum uses to collect the garments is focused on the aesthetic and historical significance of the clothing, accessories, visual materials and textiles.

The museum at fit boasts of quality and authentic collections. Moreover, since it moved to the current building, the museum has continued to grow and expand gradually. This has created the need for renovations and further expansion. The museum, which consists of three gallery exhibitions, is quite well designed. However, the setting of the space in the main floor of the museum needs to be revisited. The space is not well used. There are a lot of misplacements, resulting in inadequate space from the entrance to the exit. This is as a result of the many artifacts that the museum offers. In addition, the space at the entrance is crowded with welcoming displays that contribute to the crowding. The inside display sections are also not well arranged, leading to wastage of space.

The museum is quite famous, with many visitors frequenting the place every day. As one enters the museum, he or she is greeted by a mixture of feelings creating a mood that is quite complicated to describe. Every person who enters the place for the first time usually is excited by the quality of collections hence is in an excited mood. However, as the person gets into the museum, the moody turns gloomy. The museum setting and the use of the space creates confusion as the there is no clear setting of the direction to take.

The moody and mixed feeling experiences are brought mainly by the crowding at the entrance. The pushing and waiting witnessed at the entry causes the individuals' excitement to wear out. Furthermore, the lighting installation is quite gloomy and thus, creates a gloomy mood. The installations for storing the collections are also quite outdated and less attractive. The museum needs to install better quality display tools and improve on the lighting and security installations. Moreover, the issue of the lack of directions for people visiting as to which paths to follow also makes one confused. It causes the visitor feel tired and lose interest in the exhibition.

For one to understand the order of objects, one has to read for themselves what is written on the exhibits. This is not encouraging as one may not remember to check or may not know. The space does not encourage persons to linger about in the space. The lack of adequate space causes people to feel like walking through to the next station and get out fast. This is because of the crowding due to the space available. The mood in the atmosphere of the hall, in addition, causes the space feel too small, and hence the need to walk through to the end.

The use of technology as stated in the introduction has been a significant contribution to the success of many industries. The museum has hence taken measures to include the use of technology in the settings. In the recent times, the designers have made technology the focal point of all innovations. The museum hence uses the technological advancements to evaluate the nature of designs and sets the industry on the road to success. The museum uses various forms of technological exhibitions, such including the photography and video display section. These technologies are used to showcase the small and medium sized designs on the cutting-edge.

The museum is quite lagging behind in terms of technological advancements. Much as it boasts of technological collections of garments and fashion, the setting in relation to technology is not well presented. The museum has quite misinterpreted technology. It presents technology as the fashion it offers rather than the particulate setting. Their criterion of technology is the fashion collections incorporation of technology in the design of the garments and displays. Moreover, the exhibits with technology use presented in them are not well explained. To understand technology, the area of application of the technology used has to be precise and concise. The museum, however, does not present an explanation for the science behind the technology shown in the exhibit. The museum, therefore fails to explore technology fully in the exhibit.

Technology has several elements. For it to be fully and well represented, the elements used have to be clearly defined and presented, especially in design and exhibition, the theme that is presented and supported by the technology has to comply with the element. The element of technology used in the presentation is of digital access. The museum has presented the themes of the exhibits in the electronic media. However, there are still restrictions as to the access of the exhibits as there is a lot of insecurity surrounding the exhibits. The use of video and photograph media to present the exhibits is also evident.