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'Downton Abbey' costume exhibit coming to Cincinnati's Taft Museum of Art

Posted at 2:40 PM, Jul 02, 2015
and last updated 2016-06-30 14:58:58-04

Heads-up “Downton Abbey” fans: The Taft Museum of Art will host an exhibit of period costumes from the popular PBS Masterpiece show in the summer of 2016.

“Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times” will open at the Taft on July 2, 2016, and run through Sept. 25, 2016. The exhibit will showcase nearly 40 costumes designed for the show’s aristocratic Crawley family and their servants, showing the evolution of fashion from 1912 to 1923.

Costumes featured in “Dressing Downton” include country tweeds and riding outfits, servants’ uniforms, evening gowns and jewelry.

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The exhibition is on tour in North America through 2017.

Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times
July 2-Sept. 25, 2016
Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike St., Downtown
Members, free. Non-members: adults, $20; children ages 6-12, $15; children 5 and under, free.
Tickets are sold at 30-minute entry intervals starting at 10 a.m.; the last entry is at 4 p.m. Guests may enter the special exhibition at any time during their reserved 30-minute timed period.
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