Brooklyn Museum Will Transfer Costume Collection to Metropolitan Museum
Sharing beautiful clothes can get ugly. Nonetheless, the Brooklyn Museum is opening its well-stocked closets. In a landmark partnership announced yesterday, the Brooklyn Museum will transfer its 23,500-piece costume collection to the Met’s Costume Institute, where it will be known as The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Costume Institute will integrate the works into its exhibitions, publications, and educational programs.
Amassed over a century, the renowned Brooklyn collection includes such coveted wearables as the designs of Charles James and Elsa Schiaparelli, wardrobes assembled by major collectors, and extensive collections of hats and shoes.
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