ModeMuseum Antwerpen

The museum was founded on 21 September 2002, with at its core the historical collection of Western European costumes and textiles of the former provincial Costume and Textile Museum Vrieselhof (Provinciale Kostuum- en Textielmuseum) based in Oelegem. In 2011, the historical collection was enlarged with more than 2,000 objects from the 18th, 19th, and first half of the 20th century from the private collection of Ms. Jacoba de Jonge. The current collection of more than 38,000 objects comprises clothing, accessories, and textiles, as well as tools, machines for textile production, patterns and fashion show invitations.^[2]

Since its opening, MoMu has organised a continuous programme of exhibitions. Centred around specific themes or designers, these exhibitions create a narrative of the cultural and historical significance of fashion. To achieve this, a designer's sources of inspiration, works from other disciplines, and many other forms of information are displayed alongside articles of clothing. MoMu works closely with designers and their teams to develop their exhibition concepts. MoMu's exhibitions have also travelled to Paris, Stockholm, London, Tokyo, Munich, Istanbul, Enschede and Melbourne.

After an extensive three-year renovation ending in September 2021, MoMu opened two new exhibition spaces; one to house a part of its permanent collection, and another temporary exhibition space.^[3]