Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives

Tianni Janae Graham

About this speaker

Tianni Janae Graham is an archivist, fashion historian, and research consultant who is founder and curator of archivealive, a full-scale archival consulting firm and digital repository that provides context to rare archival content. Additionally, she is the Principal Archivist at Thom Browne.

Combining a BBA in Fashion Merchandising, an extensive career in fashion, and a love of history, she’s gained previous archival experience at Estée Lauder, the Costume Institute Library at The Met, and LIM College.

As of late, Tianni has made her curatorial debut with Biancha Jones’ Video Vixen Exhibition and has lended her expertise as archival producer on a 5-part documentary. She has been featured in NYLON, Grazia, Business Insider, and HuffPost.

Hip Hop Summit

Programs

Switch the Style Up: Fashion in Hip Hop

August 03, 2023, 08:30 PM
Malik Dupri Elena Romero Tianni Janae Graham Rikki Byrd Camille Lawrence Dave Huie

Amazon

Queens Public Library

IMLS

In 2021, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $425.7 million through grantmaking, research and policy development, to advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations.