Since its founding the MFA has been a leader in collecting fashion and its related arts. In 1930 the Museum became the first in the US to have a department dedicated to textile arts. Today the collection is global in scope, and includes tens of thousands of objects ranging from ancient ceremonial dresses to contemporary haute couture and ready-to-wear garments. With a primary focus on the MFA’s collection of 20th- and 21st-century fashion and jewelry, the support of the Fashion Council has funded and made possible important acquisitions and original exhibitions. Join this dynamic group to actively pursue fashion’s impact on the local and global stage and explore the intellectual, cultural, and artistic aspects of fashionable dress and adornment. Through experiential programs with celebrated designers, jewelers, filmmakers, writers, collectors, scholars, artists, and more, members enjoy an exclusive and intimate connection to the fashion arts.
Annual membership is $1,500.*
For more information about this Curators Circle's programming, please contact Lauren Whitlock at [email protected]
*$100 per person is not tax deductible.
Dates, times, and events are subject to change.
Past Events
Travel Opportunity: Washington, DC
All Day
An Evening with Jeffrey Gibson
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
An Evening with Fabiola Jean-Louis
6:00 pm–8:30 pm
Meet Betsy Williams, Penny Vinik Chair
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Mughal Reimagined: Emeralds, Architecture, and Design
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
“Dress Up” for Brunch
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Conversation with Yasmin and Christian Hemmerle
12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Travel Opportunity: New York City
All Day
Tea and Tour
1:30 pm–3:30 pm
Optional Travel Opportunity: Paris
All Day
Director’s Cut: ‘Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution’
5:30 pm–8:00 pm
Online Event
OnlineSmuggled, Stolen, and Sold: Art Restitution in the 21st Century
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Online event for all Curators Circles
OnlineThe Sartorial Sentiments of Chanel
1:30 pm–3:30 pm
Sustainable Design
12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Three one-hour sessions
Online Event
Online“Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”: A Reflection on Linda Nochlin’s Groundbreaking Essay
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
An Evening for all Curators Circles
Online Event
OnlineArmchair Travel: London
12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Online Event
Online“Big in Japan” by Jean Paul Gaultier and Mariko Kusumoto
12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Online Event
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