Opening Reception: STEAMPUNK - Gears, Gadgets & Garments

Experience the Victorian Cottage in a whole new way. The Exhibit Opening – Steampunk: Gears, Gadgets, & Garments: An Alternative History of the Victorian Cottage will feature several unique activities as well as an exhibit. Enjoy music, make a steampunk craft, engage in parasol dueling, and more. There will also be a costume contest with cash prizes at 7:30 pm.

Rae Slowik, education and collections manager and curator of the exhibit, describes Steampunk as “a science fiction subgenre which blends Victorian Era romanticism and fashion with steam powered technology. It is an alternative history that simultaneously accelerated human history forward with the invention of computers nearly 100 years sooner, but holds tightly to the design and aesthetics of the 19th century.”

The Exhibit will feature examples of Steampunk, including fashion, an optical semaphore, vintage adding machine, as well as others.

The exhibit is free and runs from Saturday, July 2 through Saturday, October 29, 2022. No reservations required for the exhibit. For more information about these events, or the Lombard Historical Society, please visit lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org, or phone 630.629.1885.

About the Lombard Historical Society
The Lombard Historical Society celebrates Lombard’s heritage by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Lombard and operates the Victorian Cottage Museum, the Carriage House and the Society’s Archives at 23 W. Maple Street, and the Sheldon Peck Homestead (a National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Site) at 355 E. Parkside Avenue in Lombard. The Peck Homestead hosts activities and groups and is open for tours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Victorian Cottage is open for tours on Saturdays by reservation only. For more information about membership and volunteer and donor opportunities, please visit lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org or phone 630.629.1885.