Austria

Modesammlung des Historischen Museums, Wien
One of the largest fashion collections in Europe. Mainly 19th and 20th century ladies’. Includes public library with fashion magazines, books from 1786 until today.

Belgium

ModeMuseum (MoMu), Antwerp
Collection of clothing, lace, embroidery, fabrics and tools for textile processing, mostly from the Southern Netherlands. The oldest collection pieces date back to the 16th century, but the emphasis is on the 19th century.

City Fashion Museum, Hasselt
Gasthuisstraat, 11
3500 Hasselt
The museum gives a nice overview of the evolution of fashion. Regularly thematic expositions are organized.

Musee du Costume et de la Dentelle/Lace and Costume Museum, Bruxelles
Lace from the 17th century. Collection includes some fine examples of historical Belgian lace styles from the once-renowned factories of Mechelen, Bruges and Antwerp. Also costumes and accessories from the 16th to the 19th centuries in changing displays.

Denmark

A list of museums, galleries of costume collections in Denmark

Finland

Nukke-ja pukumuseo, Tampere
Museum of costume! Only Finnish language?

France

Musee de la Mode et du Textile, Paris
Within the Louvre building. Huge (said to be the world’s largest) collection from 16th ct. until just yesterday, but only viewable in changing exhibitions.

Le musee des Tissus et des Arts Decoratifs, Lyon
French historic costume. Nice virtual exposition on site.

Musee de la Mode et du Textile, Paris
Fashion and textile museum.

Le Musee de la Mode de Marseille

Germany

Modemuseum in Schloss Ludwigsburg
Exhibition space is about 850 square metres (2 stores). Clothes from 1750s to 1970s. Modern collection contains creative cloth of Poiret, Lanvin, Chanel, Dior, Courreges, Paco Rabanne, Mary Quant, Miyake and Yamamoto.

Modemuseum Schloss Meyenburg

Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe ,Hamburg
The Fashion and Textiles collection
Museum fur hamburgische Geschichte, Hamburg
Clothing and accessories from 1750s to 1920s.
Interactive women cloth museum.

Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin
The collection of Clothing and Textiles consists of approximately 8,000 pieces of non-military clothing dating from the middle of the 18th century up to the present.

Ireland

Ulster Museum
Collection of fashionable dress.

Italy

Galeria del Costume , Firenze
Located in a wing of the Palazzo Pitti, they display women’s garments from the early 18th to the early 20th century.

Tirelli Costumi
Umberto Tirelli’s ancient dress collection.

Museo del costume, collezione Raffaello Piraino, Palermo

Spain

Museo del Traje, Madrid
Clothes, jewellery and accessories mainly from the 18th-20th century.
Virtual exposition

Sweden

Nordiska Museet, Stockholm

Canada

McCord Museum, Montreal
16,600 items of clothing and accessories, mainly women’s, some men’s and children’s wear, and many other textile objects, all made and/or worn and used in Canada.
On-line collection

Costume Museum of Canada, Dugald
The Costume Museum of Canada is home to a collection of 35,000 artifacts spanning 400 years. The renowned collection represents the identity of everyday Canadians, urban and rural, public and private, through the garments that they made, purchased and wore.
Virtual Tour

USA

The Kent State University Museum
The Kent State University Museum’s costume collection encompasses American and European fashion from the 18th century to the present day.

The Black Fashion Museum, Washington
View history through fashion.

Hope B. McCormick Costume Centre, Chicago

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Search for �costume� on site and you will be surprised � so many info you found.

Old State House Museum, Little Rock, AR
Large online collection of Arkansas’s First Ladies’ Gowns.

Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

Victorian Bridal Museum, Orange, CA

The Connecticut Historical Society, Costume and Textile Collection
Costume holdings number approximately 5,500 items, including men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, as well as accessories, headgear, footwear, parasols, etc.

University of North Texas – Fashion Collection

Antonio Ratti Textile Center
Fifty highlights of the Metropolitan Museum’s textile collection.
Costume Collection

The Museum of the City of New York
Over 27,000 garments and accessories worn by New Yorkers, from the 17th century to the present.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Textiles and Costume Collection

National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Beverly Birks Couture Collection

Louisiana State Museum
Costume � Textile � Carnival Collection.