Definition
Institutions that acquire, preserve, research and exhibit permanent and/or traveling collections of artifacts that contribute to an understanding of the aesthetic, historic, and sociocultural significance of textiles and apparel from prehistoric periods through modern times. Included may be hand-woven textiles, antique and modern lace, silk tapestries, ceremonial cloths, garments, carpets, quilts, and related textile artifacts from around the world; articles of clothing and fashion accessories made, purchased and worn by the inhabitants of a particular community, region, country or historic period; garments created by notable fashion designers; clothing owned and worn by famous persons; exhibits devoted to shoes, hats, undergarments, handbags, vintage dresses, evening gowns, bridal gowns, neckties, scarves, shawls and other specific types of apparel; and displays which demonstrate the tools and techniques associated with lace making, hand-weaving, tailoring, clothing embellishment and other textile arts.
URL Name
TA-5500-3000-100
Third Level Code
TA-5500
Taxonomy Code
TA-5500.3000-100
Parent Code
TA-5500.3000
Family Code
T
Second Level Code
TA
Fifth Level Code
TA-5500-3000-100
Fourth Level Code
TA-5500-3000
Use References
Clothing Museums, Costume Museums, Quilt Museums, Apparel Museums
Publication Status
Online