Press Room

August 19, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS CONTACTS: Elizabeth Pierce, (513) 368-2139, epierce@cincymuseum.org or Laura Partridge, (513) 345-2658, lpartridge@cincymuseum.org

Museum Center Presents
Project Vintage Fashion at Union Terminal Sept. 4
See students' vintage-inspired designs and
Museum Center's historic fashion collections unveiled in Union Terminal's Grand Rotunda.

WHAT: Project Vintage Fashion marks the first collaboration between Museum Center's Collections Department and students from DAAP's Fashion Design Department at the University of Cincinnati. After viewing fashions from the 1930s and 40s, currently housed at the Geier Center Collections Facility, students were asked to create fashions of their own. Enjoy cocktails and see their work unveiled on the catwalk in the Grand Rotunda.

Since the 1930s and 40s, Union Terminal has evolved from a train station bustling with travelers, to a shopping mall, to home to Cincinnati Museum Center. Union Terminal is an expression of Cincinnati's vibrant past, and in honor of its 75th Anniversary, Project Vintage Fashion will help bring a part of that past, to life.

Those who attend the event can enjoy a cocktail hour, hors d'oeuvres and the opportunity to look through various pieces from Museum Center's historic collections that will be on display. Later, the main event, where models will take to the catwalk wearing looks designed by some of Cincinnati's most talented, young designers.

WHEN: September 4, 2008- Cocktail Hour 6:30 p.m., Show 8 p.m.

COST: $35 Regular, $15 Student w/ valid ID. Cash bar. Call (513) 287-7071 to make a reservation.

WHERE: Cincinnati Museum Center- Grand Rotunda, 1301 Western Avenue

Support for Project Vintage Fashion provided by Macy's. Support for 75th Anniversary celebration provided by Lexus River Center and Performance Lexus.

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is home to the Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. It is a nationally recognized educational and research resource and one of the top cultural attractions in the Midwest. Cincinnati Museum Center serves more than one million visitors annually, reaching out to almost 400,000 young people through hands-on exhibits and programs. Originally built in 1933 as the Union Terminal train station, the building is a national historic landmark and was renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. For information, call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077 or visit www.cincymuseum.org.