RESOURCES
Costume and Textile Collections

United States/North America:
     •  Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
     •  American Folk Art Museum, New York City, NY
     •  American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA
     •  Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
     •  Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
     •  Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
     •  Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
     •  Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
     •  Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York City, NY

     •  Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA

     •  Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY

     •  Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
     •  Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
     •  Henry Ford Museum Historic Costume Collection, Dearborn, MI
     •  Historic Deerfield/Five College Museums, Deerfield, MA
     •  Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
     •  International Quilt Study Center, Lincoln, NE
     •  Kent State University Museum, Kent, OH
     •  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
     •  Metropolitan Museum of Art: Antonio Ratti Textile Center, New York City, NY

     •  Metropolitan Museum of Art: Costume Institute, New York City, NY

     •  Mint Museums, Charlotte, NC

     •  Museum of the City of New York, New York City, NY
     •  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA
     •  Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
     •  Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
     •  Ohio State University Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, Columus, OH
     •  Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
     •  Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ 
     •  Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI
     •  Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
     •  Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington D.C.
     •  Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Canada
     •  The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.
     •  Valentine Richmond History Center, Richmond, VA
     •  Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
 
Europe/Worldwide:
     •  The Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg, Bern, Switzerland
     •  German Historical Museum, Berlin, Germany
     •  Hampton Court Palace, Textile Conservation Studio, Surrey, United Kingdom
     •  Kyoto Costume Institute, Kyoto, Japan
     •  Manchester Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
     •  Museum of Costume, Bath, United Kingdom
     •  Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
     •  Museum of London- London, United Kingdom
     •  Musée de l'Impression sur Etoffes, Mulhouse, France
     •  Musée de la Mode et du Textile, Paris, France
     •  Musée des Tissus, Lyon, France
     •  Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland
     •  Royal School of Needlework, Surrey, United Kingdom
     •  Shoe Icons Virtual Museum, Moscow, Russia
     •  Temple Newsam House, Roger Warner Collection, Leeds, United Kingdom
     •  Victoria and Albert Museum - London, United Kingdom
 
Miscellaneous:
     •  American Costume & Textile Collections - Online Database
     •  Costume Collections, Museums & Exhibitions - General Guide
     •  Costume and Textile Museums Guide - The Costumer's Manifesto
 
Societies and Associations
     •  Costume Society of America
     •  Costume Society, United Kingdom
     •  Embroiderers Guild of America
     •  International Council of Museums
     •  International Textile and Apparel Association
     •  Textile Society of America
     •  Textile Society, United Kingdom
 
Conservation Links
     •  American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
     •  Care of Historic Costume and Textiles - Kent State University Museum
     •  Care and Preservation of Antique Textiles & Costumes - Henry Ford Museum
     •  Conservation Consortium - Conservator resource
     •  Guidelines for the Care of Textiles - TSA recommendations
     •  International Council of Museums-Committee for Conservation, Textiles
     •  Storing Antique Textiles - Smithsonian Institution
     •  Textile Conservation Laboratory, St. John the Divine - New York, NY
 

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