Costume + textile arts
Including more than 14,000 works, this collection spans nearly three millennia and represents cultures from 125 countries.
Highlights
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Coca-Cola Kimono, 1975
Yoshiko I. Wada
Stories
Conserving Stability: How We Prepare Tapestries to Go on View
Getting ready to hang six large-scale tapestries by Simon Vouet.
By Beth Szuhay, head of textile conservation
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Appropriation, Appreciation + Commodification
What cultural appropriation is, and what we can do about it.
By Abram Jackson, director of interpretation
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5 Pairs of Shoes That Tell San Francisco’s Fashion Story
Take a stroll through our shoe collection.
By Talia Spielholz, curatorial projects coordinator, costume and textile arts
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Weaving Connections: Carpet Art, Community + Environment
How women carpet artists are envisioning new ecological futures.
By Minoo Moallem
