Tanya Meléndez-Escalante Appointed General Manager at The Museum at FIT
October 2026
The Museum at FIT welcomes our newest General Manager Tanya Meléndez-Escalante, who will provide leadership and oversight for museum operations, fundraising initiatives, strategic planning, project management, administration, and organizational assessments. A recipient of the prestigious 2026 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Fashion, Meléndez-Escalante has built a curatorial and publishing career focused on Latin American fashion and international dress culture.
An alumna of the Fashion Institute of Technology with an MA in Museum Studies: Fashion and Textiles, Meléndez-Escalante has more than two decades of distinguished experience in education and fashion curation. She has curated landmark exhibitions such as ¡Moda Hoy! Latin American and Latinx Fashion Today and the forthcoming Fashioning Desire: Willy Chavarria and Brbara Sanchez-Kane.
Tanya Meléndez-Escalante is deeply honored and excited to take on this new leadership role at MFIT, collaborating with the museum's extraordinary team to advance its innovative exhibitions and shape the future of fashion scholarship.
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