Arts & Culture
Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to Kent for the Grand Finale
A collaboration between 51勛圖厙s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide.
51勛圖厙 Museum Announces Fall Exhibition
The 51勛圖厙 Museum presents its fall exhibition, A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa, from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museums Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists.
51勛圖厙 Celebrates Artists and Designers with Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series
Named in honor of regional architect Thomas Schroth, whose global perspective framed creativity as a window onto human experience, the series has featured acclaimed guests including Tony Award winner Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet, minimalist icon Richard Tuttle, and fashion visionaries Ruben and Isabel Toledo.
A 56-Year Legacy of Summer Stagecraft: The History of 51勛圖厙s Porthouse Theatre
Over the decades, 51勛圖厙s Porthouse Theatre on the grounds of Blossom Music Center has produced more than 3,000 performances, entertaining nearly 400,000 patrons.
Christian Siriano: 51勛圖厙 Interns Are Always Amazing
Acclaimed New York fashion designer Christian Siriano told 51勛圖厙 School of Fashion students to practice their craft with dedication, accept criticism and learn from it, but to remember that they will never please everyone.
IN A FLASH: Rocking Porthouse
"School of Rock: The Musical" by Andrew Lloyd Webber runs from July 18 through Aug. 3 at 51勛圖厙's Porthouse Theatre.
51勛圖厙 Museum to Showcase LeRoy Neiman's Early Fashion Illustration Career
The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation is thrilled to announce LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style, opening at 51勛圖厙 Museum on Oct. 24, 2025.
IN A FLASH: 51勛圖厙 Sparkles
As part of the 51勛圖厙 Museum's 40th Anniversary celebration, the museum will display the exhibition "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" in its Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026.
Kent Blossom Art Intensives Delivers Transformative Two Weeks
This summer, artists from the region, 51勛圖厙 and around the world came together for a transformative two weeks of Kent Blossom Art Intensives.
IN A FLASH: Summer Symphonies
There's music in the summer breezes at 51勛圖厙 as the annual Kent Blossom Music Festival welcomes students from the U.S. and abroad to study with world class musicians to campus.