Welcome to ArtBusinessDirectory.com - Top 10 Links in Fashion & Fashion Designers Fashion & Fashion Designers http://artbusinessdirectory.com/%cat_tags%/ en-us The Museum at FIT The Museum at FIT, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, is one of a select group of specialized fashion museums, including the Mus?e de la Mode, the Mode Museum, and the Museo de la Moda. For the 100,000 people who visit The Museum at FIT each year, we work to create exhibitions, programs, and publications that are both entertaining and educational. The mission of the Museum is to advance knowledge of fashion through exhibitions, programs and publications. Founded in 1969, the Museum was installed in the current building in 1974, and exhibitions began to be presented in 1975. <br><br> The Museum?s permanent collection encompasses some 50,000 garments and accessories from the 18th century to the present. Important designers such as Adrian, Balenciaga, Chanel, and Dior are represented. The collecting policy of the Museum focuses on aesthetically and historically significant ?directional? clothing, accessories, textiles and visual materials, with emphasis on contemporary avant-garde fashion. http://www.fitnyc.edu/332.asp 200.00