Beyond the Exhibit

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Making the World’s Deadliest Purple: London Purple

Please do not try this at home!
In this video see the shades and find out how much could kill you!

Debunking Corset Myths


Put a Bird On IT! FInley, Feathers, & Fashion

Put a Bird on it! Finley, Feathers, & Fashion…this exhibit looks at the intersections between conservation, the fashion industry, women’s suffrage, and more!
Benton County Museum (Feb. 21, 2025- Oct. 12, 2025)


Dangerous & Deadly Victorian Fashion Podcast

Genevieve discusses how Tuberculosis influenced fashion, hazardous beauty routines, deadly hatpins, the dangers of corsets, and strange, kind of gross beauty trends, as well as some really weird and intriguing facts about Victorian fashion.