Museo del Traje facts for kids

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Museum of Garment - Ethnologic Heritage Research Center

Museo del Traje - Centro de Investigación del Patrimonio Etnológico
Location	Madrid, Spain
Public transit access	Moncloa Ciudad Universitaria

The Museum of Garment (its full name is Museo del Traje - Centro de Investigación del Patrimonio Etnológico) is a special museum in Madrid, Spain. It's all about clothes and fashion from different times. You can learn how clothing has changed throughout history.

This museum is one of Spain's National Museums. It has more than 160,000 items, including clothes and documents. The collections show fashion from the Middle Ages to today's Spanish designers.

What is the Museum of Garment?

The Museum of Garment is a place where you can explore the amazing world of clothes. It helps people understand how fashion has evolved. The museum also studies the history of clothing. It's a great spot to see how people dressed long ago. You can also see designs by modern Spanish fashion artists.

How the Museum Started

The current Museum of Garment opened in 2004. But its story began much earlier. In 1925, there was a special show called the Historic Costume Exhibition. People loved it so much that they thought it should be a permanent museum.

Two years later, in 1927, a group was formed to create a new museum. It was called the Regional Costume Museum and History. This museum collected many items from the exhibition.

From Village Life to Fashion

In 1934, the idea grew to include more than just costumes. A new museum, the Museum of the Spanish Village, was created. It collected items about Spanish traditions and daily life. This included folk art and objects from different regions.

Over the years, these collections moved to different buildings. In 1993, the Museum of the Spanish Village joined with the National Museum of Ethnology. They became one big institution. However, they still worked somewhat separately.

Finally, in 2002, a big decision was made. Experts decided to focus on the amazing collection of costumes. They wanted to show it off in a modern way. This led to the creation of the Museum of Garment we know today.

The Museum Building

The building where the Museum of Garment is located is quite special. It was designed by an architect named Jaime López de Asiaín. He even won a big award for his design in 1969. Construction started in 1971 and finished in 1973.

The building first opened in 1975. It was originally home to a different art museum. After that museum moved out in 1992, the building was empty for a while.

In 2005, the building was renovated. It cost a lot of money to make it perfect for the Museum of Garment. The building looks like a tall tower sitting on a large, flat section. Everything is raised above the ground. This creates a cool, shaded courtyard underneath. You can walk under the building and find a grand staircase.

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In Spanish: Museo del Traje (Madrid) para niños