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Upcoming
February 18 - April 19, 2026
Art x Fashion
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January 5 – February 17, 2026
Galleries Closed
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February 25 – March 22, 2026
Beyond Utility
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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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Exhibitions

Get inspired by our upcoming exhibitions such "Art X Fashion" and "Beyond Utility"

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Fashion Culture Podcast

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Robin Givhan discusses Virgil Abloh with MFIT curator Dr. Elizabeth Way.

Galleries Closed

The Museum galleries are closed January 5 – February 17, 2026, reopening February 18 with "Art X Fashion." The lobby is open to visit "The Legacy 2026 Exhibition" from February 2-16, 2026

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Current Museum Lobby February 2 – 16, 2026

The Legacy 2026 Exhibition: African Fashion Heritage - Eight African Countries

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Currently on view in the lobby is The Legacy 2026 Exhibition: African Fashion Heritage - Eight African Countries. In celebration of Black History Month 2026, this 3D virtual fashion exhibition presents 28 digital versions of traditional African ensembles as well as contemporary looks by fashion designers from eight African countries: Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, and South Africa.

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

Fashion Culture Special Programs

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Spring | 2026

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MFIT NEWS
MFIT NEWS

MFIT Exhibition in Mexico City

We are excited to announce that "¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today" has travelled to Mexico City and is on view through April 12, 2026 at the Museo Franz Mayer.

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

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