Michaela Hansen specializes in the cross-cultural exchange and material histories of textiles and dress. As Guest Curator for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), she organized Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity. She served in LACMA’s Costume & Textiles Department from 2013 to 2023, most recently as Assistant Curator, and contributed to numerous acquisitions, installations, and exhibitions. In 2022, she co-curated the internationally touring exhibition Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. She regularly lectures on historic dress and global textile practices, and her writing has appeared in major exhibition catalogues and academic publications. Alongside her curatorial practice, she is a USPAP-compliant independent appraiser of fashion and textiles, consulting with clients including Cora Ginsburg, LLC, and is a Candidate with the American Society of Appraisers.
Projects
- Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity. LACMA, BCAM Level 3. 14 June – 12 October 2026. Curator
- Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. LACMA. 2022–23. Assistant Curator, Costume & Textiles
- The Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats. LACMA. 2018–19. Curatorial Assistant
- Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity — The Catalogue. LACMA / DelMonico Books · D.A.P.. 2026. Author + Editor
- Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse — The Catalogue. LACMA / DelMonico Books · D.A.P.. 2022. Co-Author + Co-Editor
Get in touch
- info@michaelahansen.com
- projects@michaelahansen.com
- +1 609 577 6917
