Museums and Costume Collections

Arkansas
Old State House Museum	300 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR	Tel. 501-324-9685. Open daily. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, & New Years Day. Free Admission.
Arizona
Phoenix Art Museum's Fashion Design Collection	Phoenix Art Museum 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685	Tel. 602.257.1880
Australia
Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum	Main Street, Benalla, Victoria 3672 Australia	Tel. 03.5762.1749 Open daily 9am - 5pm.
Belgium
The Fashion Museum	Gasthuisstraat 19, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium. Located in the center of Hasselt, in a pedestrian street, near the Green Boulevard.	Tel.32.0.11.23.96.21. Closed Monday.
The Hollywood Movie Museum	Sint-Truidersteenweg 298 3500 Hasselt, Belgium	Tel. 32.0.11.27.23.44 Open only upon appointment for groups of minimum 10 people.
California
The Hand Fan Museum of Healdsburg	Hotel Healdsburg 327A Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, CA 95448	Tel. 707.431.2500 Call for hours and tour information.
King Vintage Museum	Vintage Clothing and Lifestyle Museum 49269 Golden Oak Drive, #208, Oakhurst, CA	Tel. 559.658.6999. Open Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
The Lace Museum	552 S. Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Map	Tel. 408.730.4695 Open Tues. through Sat., 11am - 4pm.
South San Francisco Historical Society Museum	Magnolia Senor Center 601 Grand Ave., 1st Floor, South San Francisco, CA 94080	Open Tues and Thursday, 1-3pm. Tel. 650.829.3825
Canada
Bata Shoe Museum	327 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Canada Map	Tel. 416.979.7799 Open Tues. - Sun. Closed Holidays.
McCord Museum of Canadian History	690 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E9 (Downtown Montreal, across from McGill Univ.)	Tel. 514.398.7100 Open Tues. - Sun. and Mondays of holiday weekends.
Somme Branch No. 31, Royal Canadian Legion Military Museum	52 King Street Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 3Y2	Tel. 902.463.1050 Open June to November . Mon, Wed, Fri.
England
Allhallows Lace Museum	High Street, Honiton, Devon, UK	Tel. 44.0.1404.44966 Closed Sundays.
Cheltenham's Gallery of Fashion	Pittville Pump Room Pittville Park, Cheltenham GL52 3JE England	Tel. 44.0.1242.522.878 Open all year. Hours vary seasonally.
The Fan Museum	12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8ER	Tel. 0208-305 1441 Open Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 5pm and Sunday: 12 noon - 5pm
Museum of Costume	Assembly Rooms Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QH	Tel. 44.0.1225.477789 Open daily except 12/25 & 12/26. Hours: 10 - 4:30
Florida
Museum of Lifestyle and Fashion History	322 NE 2nd Avenue (Pinapple Grove Way), Delray, FL 33444	Tel. 561.243.2662
The Wages Collection	Brenau University 406 Academy Street NE, Gainesville, FL	Tel. 770.534.6244 Open Saturday and Sunday, 1-5pm
France
The Fashion Museum	Espace Mode Méditerranée 11, la Canebiére - BP 2249, 13211 Marseille Cedex 01, France Map	Tel. 04.91.56.59.57 Open Tues. through Sun. 12 - 7pm
Musee de la Mode et du Textile	107 rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris, France	Tel. 01.44.55.57.50 Closed Mon. & national holidays. Part of the Louvre complex but, a separate admission.
Musee Galliera (AKA Palais Galliera)	10 Avenue Pierre , 1er de Serbie, 75116 Paris, France	Tel. 01.56.52.86.00 Open daily during the exhibitions.
The Museum of Printed Textiles	14, Rue Jean-Jacques Henner BP 1468-68072, Mulhouse, France	Tel. 33.0.3.89.46.83.00 Open daily. 10am - 6pm
Prefecture of Police	Paris Police Museum 2nd floor Rm. #203 Police Station, Rue De La Montagne Off of Blvd. St. Germain, Paris, France	Admission Free. Closed Sunday. Metro Stop - Maubert - Mutualite
Germany
Textiles and Clothing	German Historical Museum Unter den Linden 2, D-10117 Berlin, Germany	Tel. 49.30.20304.0 Closed until 2003.
Hawaii
The CTAHR Historic Costume Collection	2515 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822	Tel. 808.956.2234
Illinois
The Hope B. McCormick Costume Center	Chicago Historical Society Clark Street at North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614-6071	Tel. 312.642.4600 Open to researchers by appointment only.
The Oriental Institute	Univ. of Chicago 1155 East 58th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637	Tel. 773.702.9520 Closed Monday
Italy
The Costume Gallery in the Pitti Palace	Palazzina of the Meridiana, Boboli Garden Palazzina della Meridiana, Florence, Italy	Tel: 39.055.2388.601 Open weekdays 8:15am - 1:50pm. Closed various days.
Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Galleria del Costume	Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Pitti, 1, Italy	Tel. +39 055 2388-713
Japan
The Costume Museum of Japan	Izutsu Bldg 5th Floor, Shinhanayacho-Dori, Horikawa Higashiiru,Shimogyo-ku,Kyoto, Japan 600-8468 Map	Open 9am - 5pm Closed Sundays and Holidays.
Louisiana
Mardi Gras: It's Carnival Time in Louisiana	Louisiana State Museum, The Presbytere 751 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA 70116	Tel. 504.568.6968 Open Tues - Sun. 9am - 5pm
Maine
John E. and Walter D. Webb Museum of Vintage Fashion	10 Sherman Street Route 2 Island Falls, Maine 04747	Tel. 207.463.2404 June 2 - Oct. 2, Mon - Thur, 10am -4pm. Other times by appt.
Massachusetts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston	Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5523	Tel. 617.267.9300
Nevada
Bushwhacker Museum	Vernon County Historical Society 231 North Main Street Nevada, MO 64772	Tel. 417.667.9602 Open 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon. through Sat.
New York
Costume Institute	The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028-0198	General Information: 212.535.7710. Open daily.
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology	Southwest corner of Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, NY, NY	Tel. 212.217.7999. Closed Sun., Mon. & legal holidays. Admission free.
Museum of the City of New York	1220 5th Ave. @103 St., NY, NY 10029	Tel. 212.534.1672. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Ohio
Historic Costume and Textiles Collection	Ohio State Univ., College of Human Ecology 175 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-129	Tel. 614.292.3090 Admission Free. Open Weds. - Sat. 11am - 4pm.
Pennsylvania
Museum of Mourning Art	2900 State Road Drexel, PA 19026, (Located at Arlington Cemetery)	Tel. 610.259.5800 Open Weekdays 9:30am - 1pm. Tours by appointment.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design	224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903	Tel. 401.454.6500. Open Tues. - Sunday. 10am - 5pm
Scotland
Museum of Costume and Lace	4-6 Rue Violette, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium	Tel. 02.512.77.09. Open daily. Hours vary. Call ahead.
Shambellie House	Between A75 and A710, Dumfries, Scotland	Open April to October, 7 days a week. Tel. 038.785.375.
Texas
Texas Fashion Collection	Univ. of North Texas, Scoular Hall, Denton, Texas 76203-5100	Tel. 940.565.2732. Closed Sunday.
The Textiles and Costume Institute	Museum of Fine Arts, 5601 Main Street, Houston, Texas	Tel. 713.639.7300.. Closed Monday.
Virginia
Museum of the Confederacy	1201 E. Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219	Tel. 804.649.1861 Open Monday thru Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 and Sunday 12:00 - 5:00.
US Army Women's Museum	2100 Adams Avenue Building P-5219, Fort Lee, VA 23801-2100	Tel. 804.734.4326 Admission Free. Closed Monday.
The Valentine Museum	Richmond History Center 1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219	Tel. 804.649.0711 Closed Monday.
Washington, DC
The Bead Museum	The Jenifer Building, 400 Seventh St. NW, Washington, DC 20004	Tel. 202.624.4500. Closed Tues. and Thurs.
The Textile Museum	2320 S Street, NW. Washington, DC 20008-4088	Tel. 202.667.0441. Closed all Federal holidays.