I finally had time to upload more of my photos from the three day exhibition on Ellis Island. For those who don't already know, the special exhibition ran from April 1-3 and was the first activity to kick off "Tartan Week" in New York. The Clan Currie Society has put together a special exhibition on Ellis Island for Tartan Day for the past ten years.

You can learn more about it (and read about past exhibitions) on this web site:
http://www.tartandayonellisisland.com/

This year's exhibition was specifically on tartan, and entitled simply "A Celebration of Tartan." Bob Currie, president of the Clan Currie Society, who is also a board member of the Save Ellis Island Foundation, invited the Scottish Tartans Museum to participate in the exhibition.

I flew into New Jersey on Wednesday night so that I could be available all day Thursday to help set up the exhibit, which was open to the public Friday through Sunday.

First off, here are some photos of the exhibit itself.

The exhibit included about 15 mannequins displaying a wide range of tartan clothing, from traditional Highland dress to Hollywood, children's, adults, modern couture, evening dress, military dress, etc. It featured a good range of all the possible uses of tartan, past and present.





The large panel you see in the last photo, featuring "The Highlander" is one of eleven panels made for this exhibition. Each panel featured interpretive text on one side, describing some aspect of the story of tartan, with a full sized photo on the opposite side, generally of some famous example of someone wearing tartan.

Here are some of the other panels, which were arranged throughout the exhibition area.



Each panel is independent and the panel next to it does not necessarily relate to its neighbor.


A lot of women were having their photo taken next to "Sir Sean" this weekend!


Although a lot more people were posing for pictures next to Mel!



There were two ways to approach the venue area. If you came in from one direction, this is what you saw.


Whereas if you approached, as most did, from the registry room, you saw the first introductory panel to the exhibit.


More to follow.....!