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Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library

The Costume Institute's Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library is located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is more commonly known as The Costume Institute Library.[1] It is known as one of the world's foremost fashion libraries.[2] The collection contains over thirty thousand books, nearly seven hundred periodical titles, and over fifteen hundred designer files.[3] The documents pertain to worldwide fashion and clothing history from the sixteenth century to today.[3]

  1. ^ Lê, Julie (2020-04-15). "Collecting All Things Fashion: The Costume Institute Library - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Celia (2020-04-01). "The Generosity of Donors: The Costume Institute Library - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ^ a b "The Costume Institute's Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

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