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Current
September 18 - December 29, 2024
Africa's Fashion Diaspora
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Upcoming
October 25, 2024
Africa's Fashion Diaspora Symposium
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Current
Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide
A Closer Look: Highlights from Africa's Fashion Diaspora
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The Most Fashionable Museum in New York City

Best known for its innovation and award-winning exhibitions, the museum has a permanent collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories dating from the eighteenth century  to the present.

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The museum's online collections feature more than 2,500 object images as well as installation images from over 100 past exhibitions.

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Get inspired by the museum's current and upcoming exhibitions, such as "Africa's Fashion Diaspora"!

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Listen to our Fashion Culture Podcast

Tune into our monthly podcast series featuring lectures and conversations about fashion.

The 2024 Couture Council Luncheon

MFIT honored Simon Porte Jacquemus, founder and designer at the fashion house JACQUEMUS, with its 2024 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion during its annual luncheon on September 4, 2024. View photos from the event on Flickr!

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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE CULTURE OF FASHION
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE CULTURE OF FASHION

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MFIT NEWS
MFIT NEWS

The Museum at FIT congratulates Elizabeth Way, recipient of the 2024 Costume Society of America Millia Davenport Publication Award!

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Looking for a longer read?

Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today ¡Moda Hoy!, edited by Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Melissa Marra-Alvarez, is now available for purchase. Through a series of themes and topics such as Indigenous heritage, art, sustainable design, politics, gender, elegance, and popular culture, curators and Latin American fashion authorities highlight established designers with a strong international presence, such as Isabel Toledo, Carolina Herrera, and Oscar de la Renta, alongside emerging talents.

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MFIT on the Road

The Museum at FIT often loans objects from its permanent collections to other institutions for use in exhibitions. Check out what venue is featuring MFIT on the road.
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Anna Sui, set, fall 1997, USA. Gift of Anna Sui. 2022.70.2

Plan Your Visit

Location

We're located at Seventh Avenue and 27th Street, New York City

Admission

Come on in! Admission is free to the museum.

Hours

Wednesday - Friday: Noon - 8pm Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm

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