FASHION ACCOUNTS IN MUSEUM AFRICA

Fashion Accounts in Museum Africa is a series of installations that explore and challenge the practices and rituals of collecting, archiving and memorialising through dress. Curated by Wanda Lephoto, Erica de Greef, and Alison Moloney, the exhibition delves into the rituals of memory, resistance, and preservation. Featuring new commissions by The Sartists and Mimi Duma, alongside works by Thebe Magugu and Sindiso Khumalo, this exhibition addresses the legacies of colonial museum practices and the material cultures they have collected, stored and preserved.

The exhibition which runs from the 15th of November to the 28th of February 2025 documents the ongoing collaboration between Wanda Lephoto alongside London-based fashion curator and researcher Alison Moloney, and South African fashion curator and academic Dr Erica de Greef. Together, they confront the violent absence of black South African fashion histories within museum collections. They have worked closely with the museum’s existing display props and materials to make visible these tools, limitations and challenges.

The exclusive opening of Fashion Accounts in Museum Africa was a resounding success, featuring esteemed guests who attended the event in striking ensembles that celebrated cultural heritage, contemporary elegance, and bold self-expression.

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