On now and coming up
- Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The UK's first exhibition on Elsa Schiaparelli, from the 1920s to Daniel Roseberry.
28 Mar 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
- Future Fashion
Powerhouse, Sydney. Graduate collections from four Sydney fashion and textile institutions; free, weekends 10am to 4pm.
20 Jun 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
- Fashion Researchers: Four Practices Thinking Together About Clothing and Society
Kyoto Costume Institute, Kyoto
5 Oct 2026 – 25 Dec 2026
- Doll Dressing
The Museum at FIT, New York
16 Sep 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
- Costume Art
The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Garments paired with artworks from across The Met to explore the dressed body.
10 May 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
- Catwalk
V&A Dundee, Dundee. Includes loans from Fashion Museum Bath.
3 Apr 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
- The Antwerp Six
MoMu, Fashion Museum Antwerp, Antwerp. The first major exhibition on the six designers, 40 years after their breakthrough.
28 Mar 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
- A Wardrobe of One's Own: Dissident Femininities in the 19th Century
Palais Galliera, Paris. Women's appropriation of men's dress codes in the 19th century.
26 Sep 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
30 Sep 2026 – 4 Apr 2027
Opens 5 Dec 2026 – 24 Oct 2027
Australia
- Bendigo Art Gallery
Bendigo
The gallery is closed for redevelopment, with exhibitions held elsewhere in Bendigo.
- National Gallery of Victoria
Melbourne
Melbourne gallery whose Fashion & Textiles department stages major fashion exhibitions at NGV International on St Kilda Road; recent shows include Westwood | Kawakubo (Dec 2025 to Apr 2026) and Dior in the NGV Collection.
- Powerhouse
Sydney
Sydney museum of applied arts and sciences.
Belgium
- MoMu, Fashion Museum Antwerp
Antwerp
Antwerp's fashion museum.
France
- Palais Galliera
Paris
The City of Paris fashion museum, on avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie.
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Paris
Paris decorative arts museum with fashion and textile collections.
- Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris
Paris
Closed for renovation; due to reopen in autumn 2027.
Japan
- Kyoto Costume Institute
Kyoto
A research institute and collection of Western dress, shown at its KCI Gallery and in loans.
United Kingdom
- Fashion Museum Bath
Bath
Closed in Bath; the collection tours as Fashion Unpacked and the museum is due to reopen in 2030.
- V&A Dundee
Dundee
Scotland's design museum, part of the V&A family.
- Victoria and Albert Museum
London
London museum of art and design with a fashion collection.
United States
- The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
The Met's fashion department, whose spring exhibition opens with the Met Gala; from 2026 it shows in new galleries beside the Great Hall.
- The Museum at FIT
New York
The museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology.
See also the events calendar.