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OSU Historic Costume and Textiles Collection

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Silk chiffon dress from Montaldo's, a boutique store that opened on East Broad Street in Columbus in 1929. This dress dates to about 1930.

The Historic Costume & Textiles Collection is a scholarly and artistic resource of apparel and textile material culture. The 11,500+ holdings encompass a range of three dimensional objects such as textiles and articles of clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, including national dress costume, from the mid-18th century to contemporary 21st century designers. Learn more.

The Collection is available to researchers by appointment only, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (614) 292-3090 to make arrangements or email strege.2@osu.edu.

Visitors are welcome to tour exhibitions when they are on display in gallery spaces. Please see below for dates and locations of exhibitions, and corresponding gallery hours.

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Exhibitions

There is no current exhibition on display.