One of the most attractive aspects of the Egyptian civilization is its highly refined aesthetic sense. The ancient inhabitants of the Nile valley enhanced their appearance with utmost care and with a strong sense of the whole: dress, make-up, jewelry and accessories were carefully selected to match each occasion.
From the sobriety of the tight tunics of the Old Empire to the voluptuousness of the pleated dresses of the New Empire, in a superposition play and transparencies loaded with suggestive sensuousness, the fashion of Ancient Egypt left a long trail which we invite you to gaze at.
Prof. Núria Castro I Jiménez, Egyptologist specialized in The Quotidian Life of Ancient Egypt. B.S. Prehistory, Ancient History and Archeology, UB (University of Barcelona)

Saló del Tron, Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

Sílvia Ventosa is curator of the Museu Tèxtil i d'Indumentària de Barcelona and has curated the exhibition Dressing the Body, with Teresa Bastardes. She is philosopher and has a PhD in Urban Anthropology. Her lecture explores the concept of the "dressed body", a dynamic relationship, a dialogue between the body, dresses, fashion and moral, social and aesthetics codes of an historic period or a society.

Saló del Tron, Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona