| Organization | Information |
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| Bellevue Art Museum | 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 The Museum is free to all visitors on the first Friday, the third Thursday and the last Saturday of each month. The public information line is (425) 519-0770. |
| The Burke Museum | The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Box 353010 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-3010 24-Hour Information: (206) 543-5590 |
| The Henry Art Gallery | 15th Avenue NE & NE 41st St. U. Washington Seattle, WA gallery info: (206)543-2280 | admin: (206)543-2281 fax (206)685-3123 hartg@u.washington.edu |
| La Conner Quilt Museum | P.O.Box 1270 703 South 2nd Street LaConner, WA 98257 (360) 466-4288 |
| LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Costume and Textiles Collection |
5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036 Media Phone (323)857-6522 Media Fax: (323)857-4702 General LACMA Information: (323)857-6000 The department of costume and textiles houses an encyclopedic collection of more than fifty thousand objects, representing more than one hundred cultures and two thousand years of human creativity in the textile arts. The collection is almost equally balanced between textiles and dress and is recognized worldwide for its depth and breadth. |
| Maryhill Museum of Art | 35 Maryhill Museum Drive Goldendale, WA 98620 Tel: 509-773-3733 Fax: 509-773-6138 maryhill@gorge.net |
| MOHAI: Museum Of History & Industry | McCurdy Park | 2700 24th Avenue East Seattle, Washington 98112-2099 Museum Phone | Voice: 206-324-1126 | Fax: 206-324-1346 Staff Direct Line 206-324-1685 (type in two-digit extension # after message) information@seattlehistory.org |
| The Nordic Heritage Museum |
Ballard at 3014 NW 67th St. Seattle, WA 98117. Entrance to Museum parking lot located on NW 68th St. |
| Royal BC Museum |
675 Belleville Street Victoria, British Columbia CANADA V8W 9W2 (250) 356-RBCM (7226) or 1-888-447-7977 |
| San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum Design Research Collection |
401 Van Ness Avenue Veterans Building, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 415-255-4800 |
| Seattle Art Museum Downtown: Seattle Asian Art Museum: |
100 University Street Seattle, WA 98101-2902 (206) 654-3255 Volunteer Park 1400 E. Prospect Street Seattle, WA 98112-3303 (206) 654-3206 |
| Textile Museum of Canada | 55 Centre Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 2H5 (416) 599-5321 info@textilemuseum.ca |
| Washington State History Museum |
1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington 98402 253/272-WSHS |
| Wing Luke Asian Museum |
407 7th Ave. South Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206/623-5124 Fax: 206/623-4559 folks@wingluke.org |
| The Yakima Valley Museum |
2105 Tieton Drive Yakima, WA 98902 tel. (509) 248-0747 -- FAX (509) 453-4890 |
| Organization | Information |
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| Museum of Costume-Bath, England | The collection focuses on fashionable dress for men, women and children from the late 16th century to the present day. |
| Beverly Birks Courture Collection | The Beverley Birks Couture Collection is one of the world's largest collections of haute couture. In addition, included in the collection are some 500 accessories; hats, handbags, boots and shoes. Also, there are examples of plates from the Journal des Dames De Mode an early 19th Century collection of fashion prints. |
| Musée des Arts Décoratifs : The Louvre | The collections of the four museums and of the decorative arts library cover all areas of the decorative arts, from medieval furniture to contemporary design, and including the French 18th century, the Empire period, Art Nouveau and Art Deco: from ancient textiles to today’s fashion, from the first posters to the most recent films, advertising objects and computer images. It also has major specialist collections of jewellery, toys, wallpaper, gold and silverware, ceramics, glass, drawings and Islamic and Far Eastern objects and artworks. To this can be added a library with a rich collection of printed books and periodicals, as well as prints, vintage photographs and a sizeable iconographic collection. |
| Collect Britain: The British Library | Collect Britain is the British Library's largest digitisation project to date. You can view and hear a staggering 100,000 images and sounds from our world-renowned collections without ever needing to visit the prestigious building in London. |
| Millitary Collection (Collection Militaria) | The Collection Militaria comprises historical weapons, armors, uniforms, flags, medals, decorations, as well as military graphics and prints. German history from the Middle Ages to World War I constitutes its center. Numerous objects prove the diverse connections between the German history and the history of Europe. Standard weapons that were used by different armies in the wars of the 19th and 20th centuries have also found their way into the museum's collection. |
| Museum of Fine Arts-Houston | The Textiles and Costume collection includes American, English, and French haute couture as well as Western and non-Western textiles and costumes. |
| London College of Fashion: College Archive | The London College of Fashion College Archive is a collection of historical materials which chronicle the history of the College from its origins as two early needle trade schools up until the 1970's. This database contains images of black-and-white and sepia photographs from the Archive depicting a wide range of subjects taught at the schools over the years. Also included, are images of photographs which provide an insight into events and activities related to the colleges. |
| Louvre | Collections include Oriental Antiquities - Islamic Art, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities, Sculptures, Objets d'art, Paintings, and Prints and Drawings |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art: Costume Institute |
The world-renowned Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum possesses more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents. The Costume Institute has particularly impressive holdings of dress accessories, including hats, shoes, gloves, and buttons; eighteenth-century menswear from the French and English courts; twentieth-century haute couture, especially from France; postwar American sportswear; and contemporary fashion. |
| Museum of the City of New York: Costume Collection |
As one of the strongest historically-based collections of clothing in this country, the Museum of the City of New York's Costume Collection preserves over 25,000 garments and accessories worn by New Yorkers from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. |
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Museum of London: Costume and Textile Collection |
The costume and textile collection is one of the largest in the country and one of the most comprehensive, including clothing and accessories from the medieval period to the present day. Within the costume collection high quality fashionable dress predominates and there is an excellent range of male and female clothing and accessories from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The 20th-century garments are more diverse and include everyday wear as well as fashionable dress. Dress and knitting patterns have also been collected. There is a small collection of children's wear. |
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Best Dressed: 250 Years of Style Exhibition |
Best Dressed: 250 Years of Style is the website for the most comprehensive costume exhibition ever mounted by the Museum, with some 200 costumes and accessories covering nearly three centuries of fashion. Drawn from the Museum’s important holdings of Western and non-Western dress, the exhibition will feature costumes from the Middle East and Asia as well as Europe and United States. |
| The Smithsonian Institution | The Smithsonian Museums have a variety of collections including: Military History, Native American History & Culture, Photography, and Textiles and Quilts. |
| The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources: Historic Costume Collection (University of Hawaii at Manoa) |
The Costume Collection, housed in the Textiles and Clothing Program in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, is one of the largest collections of garments, textiles, and related artifacts in an American university and is divided into the Asian, Hawaiian, Ethnic, and Western collections. |
| Victoria and Albert Museum: Fashion, Jewellery, and Accessories Collection |
The Victoria and Albert Museum has collected both dress and textiles since its earliest days. The collection covers fashionable dress from the 17th century to the present day, with the emphasis on progressive and influential designs from the major fashion centres of Europe. The V&A collections also include accessories such as jewellery, gloves and handbags. |
