Did you know that the New Zealand Fashion Museum is the world's first online fashion museum? Ten years since its launch, the organisation believes it's time for a fresh direction as it prepares to look for a new director, as founder Doris de Pont (ONZM) passes on her baton.
“I am immensely proud of our success in bringing what we wear, from the upmarket to every day, into the conversation about who we are and how we present ourselves to the world, and I am really looking forward to where fresh eyes and new leadership can take us,” she says.
In a year of postponed or cancelled events, several organisations have used the downtime to consider how they navigate the future, and what began as a largely supporter-funded, online initiative in 2010, is now a valued part of Aotearoa’s cultural infrastructure - remarkable as the museum has operated without ongoing public funding.
As well as being Aoteaora's first online museum, the New Zealand Fashion Museum is well-versed in the ever-changing nature of the fashion industry and the way people dress, and to continue its significant work in documenting the social changes in our lives through what we wear, the Museum is actively looking for a new director and change maker, with the hope of reaching its target of raising $40,000.
"Where would fashion in New Zealand be without the tireless work of the New Zealand Fashion Museum? After ten years of documenting and celebrating who we are and how we dress, it feels right to throw our support behind the museum even more now and ensure it continues to thrive" says NZFM board member and Viva's creative and fashion director Dan Ahwa.
"As it naturally evolves, New Zealanders will only continue exploring how we fashion our identities in an entirely new world."
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To donate to the NZFM's efforts in continuing its important work in documenting our social and fashion history and finding a new director, its new Boosted crowdfunding campaign is now live at Boosted.org.nz/projects/fashioning-change.
