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CURRENT EXHIBITION
September 10, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis
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The Most Fashionable Museum in New York City

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.

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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 exhibitions such "Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis!"

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Audio Analysis for Dress, Dreams, and Desire

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Upcoming Goodman Lobby September 18 – October 12, 2025

Cut & Miss: From Binary Draft to Woven Textile

6 pieces of woven fabric, each with a different multicolored, geometric design

This exhibition showcases the journey of Textile/Surface Design students, from foundational weaving techniques to cutting-edge digital applications. Cut & Miss features a diverse range of projects, highlighting the evolution of skills and creative expression across introductory and advanced levels. Traditional hand woven samples are displayed alongside fabric developed through digital weaving and manufactured at an American textile mill. Process sketches, drafts, and digital images display the marriage of design and technical skill required to create woven fabrics.

The exhibition includes a loom with scheduled weaving demonstrations by students and faculty. Visit our Exhbitions Page for details

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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE CULTURE OF FASHION
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE CULTURE OF FASHION

Fashion Culture Special Programs

Dress, Fashion, and National Identity in Puerto Rico

Tuesday, October 7 | 5:30 PM

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MFIT NEWS
MFIT NEWS

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

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MFIT on the Road

The Museum at FIT often loans objects from its permanent collections to other institutions for use in exhibitions. Check out what venue is featuring MFIT on the road.
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Liz Collins, Lumberjack Goddess dress, 2005, gift of Liz Collins, 2016.23.1

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