The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

Founded in 1967 to support the educational programs of the Fashion Institute of Technology, The Museum at FIT is today one of only a handful of museums in the world devoted to the art of fashion. Best known for its innovative, award-winning exhibitions, the museum also has one of the world's most... Read more

Founded in 1967 to support the educational programs of the Fashion Institute of Technology, The Museum at FIT is today one of only a handful of museums in the world devoted to the art of fashion. Best known for its innovative, award-winning exhibitions, the museum also has one of the world’s most important collections of fashion and textiles, which it collects, conserves, documents, exhibits, and interprets for the purposes of education and inspiration. In 2002 the museum received the first Richard Martin Award for Excellence in the Exhibition of Costume from the Costume Society of America for the exhibition London Fashion. In 2005 the museum received a bequest of $1 million from the estate of Alfred Z. Solomon, a wholesale distributor of high-fashion women’s hats. In accordance with Mr. Solomon’s wishes, the gift will serve to create the Accessories Collection, a new department of The Museum at FIT. Formerly, the museum’s Accessories Collection was grouped with Costumes.