Girls Just Want to Have Fun Bus Tour

To those who lived through the 1980’s there are certain adjectives that will always be associated with the decade. Adjectives like BIG (big hair, big shoulder pads, big greed, the Big Gulp, the movie ‘Big’), BOLD (bold design, bold fashion and music choices), BRIGHT (bright colors, bright computer screens) may be the first to come to mind but probably the most appropriate adjective is CONTRADICTION. The 1980’s was a decade of excitedly looking forward to a seemingly limitless future of technological advances while at the same time stubbornly reminiscing over the safe, but curated, landscape of the past. Join us as we explore this complicated and immensely important time in our collective history.

The exhibit “I Want My 1980’s!” opens May 30, 2024.