Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery

First Friday Gallery Reception, November 6th 5pm-8pm for Garment Labels: The Fine Print of Dress(ing)

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Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery 

Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery educates and increases awareness of the rich traditions of art, craft, design, and material culture expressed through the exhibition of all forms of textiles and apparel. The gallery is dedicated to Dr. Robert Hillestad, an internationally renowned fiber artist and Professor Emeritus of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design. 

Black vintage dress with intricate lace collar on display, sign reading "V.L. Douglass, Lincoln Neb."

Garment Labels: The Fine Print of Dress(ing)

Monday September 21, 2026 to Saturday March 13, 2027

"Have you ever consciously thrown your coat over a chair so that the fashionable label may be in evidence?" (Vogue 1932, 41)


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Visit the Gallery

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery is in Lincoln, Nebraska on the UNL East Campus. It is located on the second floor of the Gwendolyn Newkirk Human Science Building #234, 1650 N. 35th St.

HOURS: The Gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. We are closed on weekends, University holidays, and between exhibitions. 

PARKING: Visitors to the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery are welcome to park on East Campus in metered parking just east of the Gwendolyn Newkirk Human Sciences Building.