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The Museum at FIT is an American Alliance of Museums-accredited gallery at Manhattan's Fashion Institute of Technology, open to the public for free Tuesdays through Saturdays. The museum was founded in 1969 and moved to its current location at Seventh Avenue and 27th Street in 1975, attracting more than 100,000 visitors today. Award-winning permanent and temporary rotating exhibitions showcase historic and modern fashion trends, accomplishments, and technologies, with more than 50,000 notable garments housed within the museum's permanent collections, including works by acclaimed designers such as Chanel, Balenciaga, and Dior. A conservation laboratory and photographic studio are also maintained at the site, along with classrooms and offices for FIT.

227 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001, Phone: 212-217-4558

The Museum at FIT
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