2025 Graduating Student Exhibition installtion featuring children's wear, menswear, and womenswear
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April 19 - May 11, 2026
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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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pleated long sleeve dress with a printed image of a neoclassical statue

Get inspired by our upcoming exhibitions, such as the "2026 Art and Design Graduating Student Exhibition"

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Fashion Culture Podcast

April's podcast episode features a conversation with FIT alum Norma Kamali. From her early work in athleisure and swimwear to more experimental designs, Norma's vision of fashion empowers women to feel confident in whatever they wear.

MFIT YouTube Channel

Enjoy videos of our past programs, such as those from the New Directions in Fashion Research Symposium (2024).

Poster for Fashion Culture Podcast with two women seated on a stage in front of a  screen with 1983 fashion image of a model in a checkered bodysuit striking a pose.

 

MFIT NEWS
MFIT NEWS

The Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Fashion & Culture honor immigrants documenting fashion through writing, research, curation, styling, and image making. This year, Tanya Meléndez-Escalante receives the $100,000 Vilcek Prize for Fashion & Culture for her work as an arts administrator and fashion curator at MFIT.

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Tanya Melendez Escalante

 

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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Elsa Schiaparelli for Gripoix, brooches, gilt metal and swirled pâte de verre, c.1938, France, gift of Janet Chatfield-Taylor, 74.135.22

Plan Your Visit

Location

We're located at Seventh Avenue and 27th Street, New York City

Admission

Admission is always free to the museum.

HOURS

Wednesday - Friday: Noon - 8pm | Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm

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