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EAST ASIA

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITIONS

FASHION MUSEUMS IN east asia

Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum

The Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum is a specialized garment museum in Japan. Bunka Gakuen was established in 1923 and comprises of Bunka Gakuen University, Bunka Fashion College, Bunka Fashion Graduate University, Bunka Fashion Research Institute, a library, museum, and publishing bureau. 

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CHINA NATIONAL SILK MUSEUM 

The China National Silk Museum is one of the largest silk museums in the world and the largest center for textile collection, exhibition, conservation, research, and education in China.

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CHINESE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING CULTURE CENTER, FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

In 1993 Fu Jen Catholic University established the Chinese Textiles and Clothing Culture Center in Taiwan. Its goal is to engage in the rooted work of Chinese textiles and apparel culture, through teaching, research, display and publication, promotion of related knowledge, to strengthen the understanding and revival of Chinese culture and ethnic minority culture. The collection has over 10,000 objects, including textiles, clothing, and accessories.

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The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum

The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum at Sookmyung University specializes in embroidery and houses a broad collection of embroidery work and textiles. It is located in Seoul, South Korea.

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Kobe fashion museum

Kobe Fashion Museum was established as the first public museum in Japan specializing in fashion. Its objective is to answer why fashion has been so appealing to mankind since its inception.  Its collection consists of more than 9,000 Western costumes from the 18th-20th century, non-Western fashion from over 70 countries,  2,000 accessories, 1,500 fashion plates, 2,000 fashion photos, and over 4,000 movie posters. 

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The Kyoto Costume Institute

The Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI) was established on April 1, 1978, with authorization from Japan's Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. It collects and preserves Western fashion, which includes about 13,000 items of clothing from the sixteenth century to the present and about 16,000 documents. It is highly acclaimed for its collection of items that bear witness that Western fashion has been substantially influenced by Japanese culture and aesthetics. 

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National Costume Museum of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

The National Costume Museum of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology is China's first professional clothing museum and a cultural research institution. It provides specialized resources for teaching about Chinese clothing culture. 

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Seok Juseon Memorial Museum, Dankook University

The Seok Ju-Seon Memorial Museum of Dankook University opened in 1967. Its collection includes 3,365 pieces of traditional Korean costumes. Thanks to the Late Dr. Nan-Sa Seok Ju-Seon’s major donation of traditional Korean costumes, the museum established its major foundation in 1981. 

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Simone Handbag Museum

The Simone Handbag Museum opened in 2012 to inform people of the history of handbags and to inspire and educate young designers. Its collection is centered on Western-fashion handbags that range from the 1500s to the latest 'It bag' of the 21st century.

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EXHIBTIONS on chinese fashion

Attire and Adornment Exhibition of Ethnic Minority Groups: Northern Ethnic Groups


Museum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

The Charm of a Great Power: Fashion Review for 40 Years Since the Reform and Opening-Up


China National Silk Museum (2018)

Chinese Textiles


The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2015)

China Chic

The Museum at FIT (1999)

China's Hidden Century


British Museum (2023)

Chinese Qipao for Formal Occasions


China National Silk Museum (2019)

Countless Stitching and Marvelous Threads: Chinese Embroidery Art


China National Silk Museum (2018)

Empresses of China’s Forbidden City, 1644–1912


National Museum of Asian Art (2019)

 Evolution and Revolution: Chinese Dress 1700s-1990s 


Powerhouse Museum (1997)

他 Fashion 傳奇 Eddie Lau 她 Image 百變 劉培基


Hong Kong Heritage Museum (2013)

From the Imperial Theater: Chinese Opera Costumes of the 18th and 19th Centuries


The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2016)

The Glamorous Era: Cheongsams and Vintage Photography


Museum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

A Glimpse into Ancient Chinese Textiles


Museum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

Guo Pei: Chinese Art and Couture


Asian Civilisations Museum (2019)

In Praise of Silk: Fashion with Tradition in China


China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, Israel (2018)

Influence and Longevity: A Festive Dragon Robe for Winter


Victoria and Albert Museum

Madame Song: Pioneering Art and Fashion in China


M+ (2023)

Made in China


Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (2024)

Masterpieces of Chinese Jewelry: From the Qing to Republican Eras


Museum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

Miao Intangible Cultural Heritage  ——  Zimei Festival


Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China

Prince Zhuang of Liang - Ritual Items and Weapons

Hubei Provincial Museum

Qipao: Carrier of Various Cultures


China National Silk Museum (2019)

Qipao is the New Fashion


China National Silk Museum (2019)

Republican-China Cheongsams and Traditional Craftsmanship


Museum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

Robert Wun: Between Reality and Fantasy


SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film (2021)

Seeing Silk Making through Pith Painting

Shanghai Guanfu Museum

Shopping in Canton: China Trade Art in the 18th and 19th Centuries


Hong Kong Museum of Art (2022)

Spirited Creatures: Animal Representations in Chinese Silk and Lacquer


The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2017)

Splendid Decade: Fashion China 2011-2020


China National Silk Museum (2021)

The Story of Silk


China National Silk Museum

Stitching Together the Past and the Present: Modern Fashions of the Han People


Museum of Ethnic Costumes, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

Traditional Dress of Southern Ethnic Groups


Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China

Wearable Nature: The Gain and Give of Fashion


China National Silk Museum

A World of Looms: Weaving Technology and Textile Arts in China and Beyond


China National Silk Museum (2021)

Writing With Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities


Museum of International Folk Art  (2009)

eXHIBITIONS on japanese fashion

The Ancient History Making and Wearing a Kimono


Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts

Bunka Fashion Graduate University Fashion Week 


Bunka Fashion Graduate University

Comme des Garçons SS84: Japanese Explosion

FIDM Museum

Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture 1920–1945

Seattle Art Museum (2014)

Fashion Books of the Edo Period

Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives

Fashion in Japan 1945-2020


National Art Center, Tokyo (2021)

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion

Seattle Art Museum (2013)

Hanae Mori HAUTE COUTURE

Iwani Art Museum

Heian Period Costumes


Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

Historical Development of Kimono Patterns


The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN

Inrō: Male Accessories Symbolizing Edo Chic and Samurai Dandyism


Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Japan: A History of Style


The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2021)

Japan Fashion Now

The Museum at FIT (2010)

Japonismes Japonisms. Inspired Objects, 1867-2018


Musée des Arts Décoratifs (2018)

Kimono: A Modern History


The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2014)

Kimono: Fashioning Identities


Tokyo National Museum (2020)

Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk


Victoria and Albert Museum (2020)

Kimono Refashioned

Asian Art Museum (2019)

Kyoto Handpainted Yūzen Dyeing


Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

The Mesmerizing World of Japanese Folds 


Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

MIYAKE ISSEY EXHIBITION: The Work of Miyake Issey


National Art Center, Tokyo (2016)

Nishijin Woven Textiles


Ritsumeikan University in collaboration with Kyoto Women's University

Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between


The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2017)

Repro Japan: Technologies of Popular Visual Culture


Williams College Museum of Art (2021)

Tokyo Evolution


Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan (2021)

Yohji Yamamoto


Victoria and Albert Museum (2011)

Exhibitions on korean fashion

Anthology: Jin Teok, Creation of 50 Years 

Seoul Design Foundation

Attire of Royal Court Women


National Palace Museum of Korea

Baeja, the Beauty of Korea


Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation

Couture Korea: 우리의 옷, 한복

Asian Art Museum (2017)

The Costume, the Pattern of Joseon Dynasty: Officials' Ceremonial Attire, Red Jobok

Gyeonggi Province Museum

Discover Korean Fashion

Seoul Design Foundation

Embroidery and Sewing; Decorating Life with Beauty


Sookmyung Women's University Museum

Endless Journey: Rubina

Seoul Design Foundation

Fashion of Ewha


Ewha Womans University Museum·The Chang Budeok Memorial Gallery

無 [FROM MOO]: DEMOO's 30 Year Anniversary Archive Collection

Seoul Design Foundation

Hallyu! The Korean Wave


Victoria & Albert Museum (2022)

Hanbok: Korean Traditional Attire


Next Culture Management Group

Jeogori, and Stories About Materials


Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation

Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway


The George Washington University Museum: The Textile Museum (2022)

Korea Now! Craft, Design, Fashion and Graphic Design in Korea


Musée des Arts Décoratifs (2015)

Men's Fashion in the Joseon Dynasty


Seok Juseon Memorial Museum, Dankook University

The Past and Present of Korean Embroidery


Sookmyung Women’s University Museum

Po, the Seonbi Spirit in Clothing


Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation

Shoes


Ewha Womans University Museum

TACTUS SENSE OF TOUCH: The Life and Fashion Philosophy of HANEZA

Seoul Design Foundation

Traditional Korean Women's Costume


Sookmyung Women's University Museum

UNCOMMERCIAL: Korean Commercial Photography 《언커머셜(UNCOMMERCIAL): 한국 상업사진, 1984년 이후》

Ilmin Museum (2022)

Traditional Korean Costumes and Textiles


China National Silk Museum (2019)

Women's Fashion in the Joseon Dynasty


Seok Juseon Memorial Museum, Dankook University

Exhibitions on East Asian fashion

FIT : Fashionista in Taiwan (台灣當潮時尚設計展)

MOCA TAIPEI (2011)

Folk Art Meets Fashion (民藝.時尚)


National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute (2023)

From Ink to Apparel-A Crossover between Calligraphy Art and Fashion Design


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