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Façade of the Costume Museum © Ministerio de Cultura
Room with dresses by the designed Balenciaga. Costume Museum ©Turespaña

A journey through the history of Spanish fashion in the global scene

The Costume Museum presents the evolution of fashion from the 18th century until today, with important work by important couturiers such as Fortuny and Balenciaga, with a carefully selected range of garments and accessories.

The museum shows the evolution of the idea of clothing regarding aesthetics, social practices and the views of the body in the past two centuries.

External looks are influenced by social changes. The different looks provide a wide range of interpretations of the female body, which have come with the different views of women in modernity. The search for beauty is a key aspect in all the clothing.

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The museum's collection is part of the collective catalogue of the Digital Network of Spanish Museum Collections (CERES), conceived as a space for dissemination which enables visitors to browse the various museum collections using the identifying features of each item (author, type of object, iconography, etc.).

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