A Glance at Pants

You probably wear pants a lot, but what do you really know about them? From October 2024, our participatory ideas lab zam will put the spotlight on one piece of attire that everyone knows intimately, yet which is usually overshadowed by other items of clothing.

Programme

Welcome by Jonathan Fine, Director of the Weltmuseum Wien
Welcome by Monika Kycelt, Director Hetzendorf
Introductory words about the exhibition by Barbara Matuella-Pönighaus, curator of the exhibition and textile conservator at the Weltmuseum Wien

Drinks & tour of the exhibition

Special highlight: The best trouser outfits will be honoured!

About the exhibition

From October 2024, our participatory ideas lab zam will put the spotlight on one piece of attire that everyone knows intimately, yet which is usually overshadowed by other items of clothing.

Pants from the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien will be juxtaposed with new creations: In collaboration with young creatives from three Viennese fashion schools, we want to explore and stage the literal fabric used to ostentatiously display or thoroughly conceal the lower half of the body.

Expectations of clothing traditions read as masculine or feminine will be subjected to a fact check, which will use creative means to address the shaky ground on which our stereotypical ideas stand. We also want to see what stories children’s trousers can tell from different parts of the world.

A varied series of workshops and hands-on activities will encourage visitors of all ages to get involved and hopefully fuel the anticipation of more pants to come – because A Glance at Pants sees itself as an hors d’œuvre, a discursive appetizer to the major 2025 special exhibition at the Weltmuseum Wien: Who’s Wearing the Pants?

Duration: 2 hrs.
Participation: free
Registration online (As the number of participants is limited, please confirm your attendance by 7 October 2024.)
Meeting point: WMW Forum