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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.

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 our current and upcoming exhibitions, such as the 2025 MFA Illustration Visual Thesis Exhibition, "Syndicate XVI"

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We are delighted to announce that Olivier Rousteing, creative director of French fashion house Balmain will be the recipient of The Museum at FIT 2025 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, presented by Bloomingdale's.

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