Museums & Art Galleries

Has a fashion research center and exhibit information Concentration is on men and women's fashionable dress from the 18th century

Canadiana Costume Museum and Archives of British Columbia
524 Culduthel Road,
Victoria, B. C.
V8Z 1G1 Phone and fax: 250-381-2206
Collection: Clothing collection covering 1770 to present, plus related items, pictures and history.

CenL'Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs (the Central Union of Decorative Arts) palais du louvre,
107 rue de rivoli,
paris 1er

Collections, Virtual Exhibitions, and Themed Tours. The Collections section contains 14 separate collections (all of which are scheduled to be online by early 2004), covering such topics as street maps, images of Victorian Britain

The collection of the Zeughaus, which is one of the best among European Museums, originated from the holdings of the arsenals and armories of the Brandenburg rulers. Between 1706 and 1878 the Zeughaus building was used as an arsenal for the Prussian state. After many renovations its interior was rearranged in the 19th century to serve as an Army Museum.

Collection includes: historical weapons, armors, uniforms, flags, medals, decorations, as well as military graphics and prints. German history from the Middle Ages to World War I.

A digital record of the London College of Fashion archive. Provides images for historians of fashion and the social construction of beauty. Searchable by keyword

Site includes collections labelled: Oriental Antiquities - Islamic Art, Egyptian Antiquities, greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities, Sculptures, Objets d'art, Paintings, Prints and Drawings, sHistory of the Louvre and Medieval Louvre

Includes description of their library, collection, exhibits, and Costume Institute Publications

current exhibits, previous exhibits include their exhibit on Uncommon Threads 300 years of New York style don't forget what a good source photographers are as well as painters A Century Apart: Images of Struggle & Spirit, Jacob Riis and Five Contemporary Photographers

Includes the following exhibits:
In Royal Fashion: the clothes of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Queen Victoria 1796 - 1901.

Custody, Care and Cure 1247–1997 7 October to 15 March 1998

750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam' Cromwell: warts and all 8 January to 28 February 1999
marked the 350th anniversary of the execution of Charles I and the 400th anniversary of Oliver Cromwell's birth

Sole City: London Shoes from the 1st to the 21st Century 19 February to 29 March 1998
contemporary shoe design which raised questions about why so many London shoe designers are using manufacturers abroad

200 costumes in exhibit

Asian, Hawaiian, Ethnic, and Western costumes
Dr. Linda Arthur, Curator
2515 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-2234