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"great exhibits on the history of fashion and garment creation."(3 Tips)
"Free admission always and great current exhibition"(4 Tips)
"Check out the special exhibit, A Queer History of Fashion - gorgeous!"(3 Tips)
"next fashion star from a student exhibit"(2 Tips)
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The Corcoran GroupDecember 12, 2011Visit this small (and FREE) museum and learn all you needed to know about the history of fashion. The exhibits are particularly inspiring.
Affinia Hotel CollectionJune 13, 2014FIT owns one of the largest and most impressive collections of clothing, textiles and accessories in the world, including 50,000 costumes and fabrics dating from the 5th century to the present.- Hotel IndigoJanuary 23, 2013A neighborhood landmark offering 3 floors dedicated to exhibitions. Catch the next fashion star from a student exhibit or re-discover the legends in the museum’s extensive permanent collection. Read more
Free and unique shows rotate on and out at FIT museum. Many come from their own collection. Seeing their storage room must be an amazing experience.
Hotel IndigoJanuary 24, 2013A neighborhood landmark offering three floors dedicated to exhibitions. Catch the next fashion star from a student exhibit or re-discover the legends in the museum’s extensive permanent collection. Read more
jiresellDecember 31, 2015First, it's free to visit. Second, this place is very interesting. Highlights fashion and design history. Definitely worth your time.
Brea EllisMay 22, 2013The library has look books from all the designers for decades...like catalogs Lookbooks show you that seasons clothes although here the photos are typically from the runway show
Diego RufoMarch 31, 2011It might not have the collection of the Costume Institute at the MET but the Museum at FIT makes wonderful fashion statements. A very enjoyable place hidden in the middle of Midtown. Read more
FernFernNovember 8, 2015Always great exhibit whether students, or a designer's collection from their archive.
- Fodor's TravelAugust 21, 2015Museum admission prices can be expensive in the city, but fortunately the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology is free year-round.
- Sara 🌈⚔🍾August 19, 2016Small space with great exhibits on the history of fashion and garment creation.
Great, comprehensive exhibits around a theme or era in fashion. It's free! Plus check their site for great free lectures as well.
nikkiJanuary 8, 2017exhibitions are free! limited photography, but interesting collections, changed seasonally.
Great FREE museum that changes exhibits frequently. Make sure to stop by and support FIT.- Benjamin JacksonSeptember 13, 2013Check out the special exhibit, A Queer History of Fashion - gorgeous!
Interni MagazineMay 7, 2011The Museum at FIT celebrates fashion and textiles as profoundly human expressions of creativity, knowledge and identity | Admission: free. Read more
Haute Verte CoutureJune 28, 2010Check out the great exhibit on Eco Fashion at the Museum and bask in the beauty of what can be!
Joonbug.comJune 23, 2010Eco-Fashion : Going Green! An exhibition exploring fashion's relationship with the environment! FREE admission! Read more
Joanna LimFebruary 2, 2010Fashion, art, design.... Every theme they create is always awe inspiring :)
- Joonbug.comJuly 28, 2010The Museum at FIT presents Eco-Fashion: Going Green! Free Admission! Read more
American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in FashionSpecial Exhibitions GalleryNovember 6, 2009 - April 10, 2010 Read more
galfromdownunderAugust 6, 2010Always interesting exhibits but needs some tasteful music-place is like a morgue. Pity the poor security guards, bored brainless by fashion !- Night & DayFashion & Textile History GalleryDecember 3, 2009 through May 11, 2010 Read more
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Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
227 W 27th St (at 7th Ave)
New York, NY 10001
United States
New York, NY 10001
United States
The Museum at FIT is the only museum in New York City dedicated solely to the art of fashion.
Open until 8:00 PM (Show more)
- Tue–Fri
- Noon–8:00 PM
- Sat
- 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
(212) 217-4558
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