The Costume Institute

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents including 18th century menswear and 20th century haute couture.
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=8

Tassenmuseum Hendrikje/Museum of Bags & Purses

Shows the history of the lady's handbag in western culture from the late Middle Ages to present day.
http://www.museumofbagsandpurses.com/

Museum of Purses and Handbags

Features collection of 350 items dating from 1650 to the present day. Includes hours, admission rates and directions. Located in Katoomba, Australia.
http://www.pursemuseum.com.au

Kyoto Costume Institute - KCI

Founded 1978. Mission statement, online archive covering 1700s-1940s, current exhibits, publications, visitor information. In-person archive research available with reservation; limited hours. [English/Japanese]
http://www.kci.or.jp/

Costumes & Textiles

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Costumes and Textiles department houses over 50,000 objects balanced between textiles and dress. You can view eleven beautiful pieces online.
http://www.lacma.org/art/perm_col/costumes/costume2.htm

Textile Museum

The Washington, DC museum devoted to the handmade textile arts. Site features information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop featuring gifts from around the world.
http://www.textilemuseum.org/

Textural Space

Traveling UK exhibition of contemporary Japanese textile art.
http://www.texturalspace.com

Potomac Craftsmen Gallery at the Torpedo Factory

The gallery is a "co-operative association of fiber artists." The site features information on the gallery, members, and upcoming exhibits.
http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/potomac_crafts.htm

Costume Collection of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa

This collection is divided into Asian, Ethnic, Hawaiian, and Western subcategories. The site has information about exhibits and the Textiles and Clothing Program.
http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/costume/

American Textile History Museum

Textiles, tours, and decorative arts are just a few of the exhibits and activities, including demonstrations and special events. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
http://www.athm.org/

The Museum of Costume

A world wide collection of 17th to 20th century costume, specializing in Old English dress and court fashion.
http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Provides information on the early mills of the area, displays of period offices, artifacts and machinery. Includes details of events, workshops, hours, and admission fees. Located in Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.textilemuseum.mississippimills.com/

Nederlands Textile Museum

Textiles in art, technology, industry and design.
http://www.textielmuseum.nl/

Hooser Weaving Centre

Collection features hand-woven textiles, equipment, reference library and archival records of Honey Hooser, pioneer, teacher and master weaver (1894-1984), from the Canada.
http://www.surreyweaving.com/

Bata Shoe Museum

Toronto's authority on historic, regional, and cultural footwear. Information and images of the collections, list of exhibitions, gift shop, programs and facility rentals, map, admission costs and hours of operation.
http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/

Windham Textile and History Museum

Features a virtual tour and an activities page for children. Includes hours and admission rates. Located in Willimantic, Connecticut, United States.
http://www.millmuseum.org

Antonio Ratti Textile Center - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met possesses one of the finest collections of textiles in the world, including archaeological fragments, silk tapestries, carpets, quilts, ecclesiastical vestments and embroidered wall panels.
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=20

Musée du Chapeau

Features the history of French hatmaking. English and French. Located in Monts du Lyonnais.
http://www.museeduchapeau.com/

Masson Mills Heritage Centre

Sir Richard Arkwright's 1783 mills at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire is a working textile museum.
http://www.massonmills.co.uk/

Musee de l'Impression sur Etoffes de Mulhouse

French textile and fashion museum offers online exhibits and information on location and special events. English and French.
http://www.musee-impression.com/gb/default.html

The Costume Museum of Canada

Features a collection of over 35,000 artifacts related to clothing, accessories and textiles spanning over 400 years of history. Includes a virtual tour, details of exhibits, hours, admission rates, and directions to the location in Dugald, Manitoba, Can
http://www.costumemuseum.com/

Central Museum of Textiles

Overview of the museum, department guide, visitor and exhibit information. Piotrkowska, Poland. English and Polish versions available.
http://www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl/

Latimer Quilt and Textile Center

Living arts center with active quilters and weavers. It is also a quilt and textile museum with changing exhibits.
http://www.oregoncoast.com/latimertextile/

Goldstein Museum of Design

Collections of costumes, textiles, decorative arts, and graphic design. Calendar of exhibitions, special projects, visitor information, donating and friends of the museum.
http://goldstein.che.umn.edu/goldstein-museum.html

The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum

The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum in picturesque County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland houses one of Ireland's finest displays of Antique Irish Lace, each piece carefully chosen for its intricate workmanship and quality.
http://www.irishlacemuseum.com

Museum Martí Vicenç

Exhibit of the work of Martí Vicenç', including Mallorcan fabrics Known as "Robes de Llengües".
http://www.martivicens.org

Handweaving Museum and Arts Center

Specializes in 20th century woven goods. Offers classes and exhibits. Located in Clayton, New York.
http://www.hm-ac.org

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Only museum in the United States creating and exhibiting new work in fabric and experimental materials in collaboration with emerging and established international artists. Includes hours, fees, and directions. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org

Allhallows Lace Museum

Housed in a 14th century chapel in Honiton, facility preserves the town's 400-year-old lace making industry. Includes hours, fees, details of galleries, history of building, craft demonstrations and gift shop. Located in United Kingdom.
http://www.allhallowsmuseum.co.uk/

Brugge Kantstad - Lace Exposition

Founded in 1970 with main purpose to continue the lace education started in Bruges in 1717 by the Sisters Apostles. Includes displays of handmade items, demonstrations, classes and visitor information. Located in Belgium. [Dutch, French and English].
http://www.bruggekantstad.com

Fashion and Textile Museum

Focuses on British and international fashion, and textile design from 1950 to the present day. Includes details of exhibits, hours, admission rates and membership. Located in London.
http://www.ftmlondon.org/

Carpet Museum Trust

Presenting the local history of woven carpets in Kidderminster. Exhibitions in The Weaver's Loft include a working handloom, steam-powered ship's whistle, scale model of a Brussels loom, a wooden model of the hand knotting "Turkey Work" upright loom and a
http://www.carpetmuseum.co.uk

Aliakbar-Maktabi Museum

Private museum containing a wide selection of arts and crafts of the nomad and tribal derviche sufi from Iran, and the Middle East. Features collection of Persian and Oriental rugs, carpets, kilims, brass, copper, silver, potteries, miniatures, textiles
http://www.aliakbar-maktabi-museum.com

Textile Museum of Canada

"The only museum in Canada exclusively devoted to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles from around the world." The site contains museum information and pictures of items in the collection.
http://textilemuseum.ca/

Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate

Features a working cotton mill with galleries devoted to water and steam power of the late l8th century, with hands-on displays and exhibits. Includes its history, events, details of tours offered, educational resources and a visitor's guide. Located in W
http://www.quarrybankmill.org.uk/

FIDM - Museum & Galleries

Houses a significant collection of over 10,000 costumes, accessories, and textiles from the 18th Century through the present day, including film and theater costume. Includes a history of the facility, details of exhibitions, events, the gift shop, and di
http://www.fashionmuseum.org/

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution

The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design.
http://www.cooperhewitt.org/

The Museum of Printed Textiles

Established for the preservation of the history of textile design, and hand and machine printing techniques and technologies. List of exhibitions and publications, a visitor's guide, and links to related sites. Located in Mulhouse, France. [English and Fr
http://www.musee-impression.com/default.html

Textilmuseum Bocholt

Fully functional replica mill demonstrates typical work conditions in the textile industry from 1900 to 1960. Includes opening hours, admission rates and directions. Located in Bocholt, Germany. [German and English]
http://www.lwl.org/LWL/Kultur/wim/S/bocholt/English_version/index2_html

New Lanark

Features a restored 18th century cotton mill village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Includes a visitor's guide, events, directions and a location map.
http://newlanark.org/

The Arkwright Society

Providing tours of the Cromford Mill and educational services. Includes a visitor's guide, membership details and directions to the location in Derbyshire, UK.
http://www.btinternet.com/~jend/arkwright/