Enjoy fascinating programming from the comfort of home!
The John L. Wehle Gallery offers a variety of virtual programming throughout the year, and we’re excited to share that some virtual programs are now available for purchase through the Online Museum Store!
Keep scrolling to explore our current virtual programs available for purchase in 2025!
Virtual Lecture Series Module 1: Introduction To 19th-Century Western Fashion (1790 - 1819)
Module 1 (1790 – 1819) covers: how Westerners got dressed from 1790 – 1819, scaffolding, underwear for men and women, fabric in early America, revolution, Democracy, and the new “American style”, defining silhouettes of these specific decades, the Great Male Renunciation, mourning dress, and so much more.
Program length: 2 hours
Format: Live Lecture
When: Wednesday, June 11th 5pm-7pm
Virtual Lecture Series Module 2: Introduction To 19th-Century Western Fashion (1820 - 1849)
Module 2 (1820 – 1849) covers: A decade of transition, a decade of opulence, and a decade of staid restraint. Cotton displaces linen. Printed cottons, changing silhouettes, masculinity and femininity, expanding petticoats and sleeves.
Program length: 2 hours
Format: Live Lecture
When: Wednesday, July 9th 5pm-7pm
Virtual Lecture Series Module 3: Introduction To 19th-Century Western Fashion (1850 - 1879)
Module 3 (1850 – 1879) covers: The industrial developments that dramatically change the silhouette of women’s clothing, while men’s clothing continues its somber march toward uniformity. War and conflict provide the platform for size standardization in clothing. The first bustle era emerges, and menswear becomes sleeker.
Program length: 2 hours
Format: Live Lecture
When: Wednesday, August 13th 5pm-7pm
Virtual Lecture Series Module 4: Introduction To 19th-Century Western Fashion (1880 - 1909)
Module 4 (1880 – 1909) covers: The second bustle era begins with bang! Steam-molded corset and health corsets, as well as menswear in mass-production is reviewed. How does clothing change in the last sighs of The Gilded Age?
Program length: 2 hours
Format: Live Lecture
When: Wednesday, September 17th, 5pm-7pm
Virtual Lecture Series Module: Lady's Stays & Corsetry (1790 - 1900)
Lady’s Stays & Corsetry (1790 – 1900) examines the ever-changing shape of the body of women, children, and ever some men across the late 18th to early 20th century. How have we used undergarments and clothing in general to transform our bodies into the ideal of that time?
Program length: 2 hours
Format: Live Lecture
When: Wednesday October 15th, 5pm-7pm
Virtual Lecture Series: Gentlemen's Jackets (1790 - 1900)
Gentlemen’s Jackets (1790 – 1900) takes virtual guests on a grand tour of men’s jackets and coats from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. What is a suit, and how has this sartorial formula changed (or remained the same!) across nearly 200 years? What are these jackets made from, how are they constructed and by whom, how and when are they worn, and what changes about jackets across the ages?
Program length: 2 hours
Format: Live Lecture
When: Wednesday, November 19th, 5pm-7pm