How is performance costume defined?

The category of performance costume includes clothing, accessories, and related props designed for a performer's use on a stage, screen, or other public venues.

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Services are offered to private, individual, corporate, study, and museum costume collections.

• Collection conservation and storage solutions
  

Archival, best-practice storage and preventive conservation techniques will prevent deterioration, damage, and loss

• Collection cleaning and stabilizing

Safe, remedial conservation treatments will mitigate, improve or remedy existing condition concerns

• Costume restoration advice and execution

Strategic restoration techniques will restrict artifact modifications and provide stabilization to maximize lifespan and value

• Costume reproduction solutions

Strategic replication of fragile artifacts will maximize exhibition opportunities

• Collection management policy development

Research and development to create a collection management policy that best serves the objectives established for the collection

• Collection condition survey reports

Determination and documentation of the current physical state of artifacts and prioritization of treatment proposals

• Collection documentation

Documentation of detailed artifact information via digital-format database

• Collection cataloging

Organization and labeling of collection artifacts with reference to the collection's database and storage facilities

• Collection photography

High-resolution digital photography for promotion and documentation employing best-practices concerning handling, mounting, and lighting

• Collection appraisal

Monetary and cultural value appraisals of individual artifacts or an entire collection

• Collection research

Execution of comprehensive research services to establish artifact provenance

• General research queries
  

Project-based research for academic and entertainment content

• Location-specific research in Las Vegas
  

Development of  unique content employing expert Insider resources 

• Collection accession counsel

Strategic accession advice based on the established objectives of the collection

• Collection exhibition ideation

Creation of unique and contemporary exhibition models will maximize the exposure and value of your collection

• Collection exhibition design

Creative and resourceful exhibition design concepts developed with respect to theme, venue, assets, artifacts, and objectives

• Costume mount design and execution

Development of appropriate display mounts will provide proper support and aid in the long-term integrity of the artifact 

• Exhibition marketing solutions

Development and execution of creative exhibition promotional campaigns will maximize the exposure and value of the collection

Entertainment Exhibitions

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​Feder examines an embroidered "signature shirt" from Las Vegas High School, class of 1938. Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas Costume & Textile Collection.

(Photo courtesy of Joe Thomson.)