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Costume Collection

The Goldstein’s costume collection features works from designers Elsa Schiaparelli and Issey Miyake to a Chinese Imperial Robe; from an assortment of beaded handbags to children’s shoes.

The breadth and depth of our collection has occurred with the help of many wonderful donors including the Friends of the Goldstein. The costume collection is a teaching collection serving as an important data source for the research of graduate and undergraduate students, as well as independent scholars. Students use the artifacts for design inspiration and research opportunities.

The Costume Collection is housed in climate controlled storage areas and is not on permanent public display.

To view objects from the Costume Collection, appointments can be made one to two weeks in advance.  Please call the Research Center at 612-625-2737 or email gmd@umn.edu and we will be happy to assist you.

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Chinese Imperial Robe (detail),

date unknown
Silk with embroidery
Gift of Mrs. Albert Moorman

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