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The Fashion Museum has now left the Assembly Rooms.
We may be closed for the moment but you can still explore the collection online.

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Our Future

The Fashion Museum has temporarily closed in preparation for our move to a new home in the centre of Bath. Find out more about our exciting future.

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Find out how you can support the Fashion Museum as we move to a new home. 

As part of our vision for the future, we are in the process of setting up a charity. The charity will be an independent organisation with a board of trustees.

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9 March 2023
The Fashion Museum world-class collection has found a temporary home at Dents Headquarters
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20 January 2023
Council committed to new Fashion Museum despite Levelling Up Fund disappointment
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1 December 2022
Packing away displays at the Assembly Rooms
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Fashions from the 1970s and 1980s

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Discover more about the world of fashion and try out our activities. Fun for all the family and great for home schoolers too.

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Image: Cream silk court dress with silver and gold metal thread zardozi embroidery by the House of Worth, worn by Lady Curzon, Vicereine of India, ca. 1903-1905
17 March 2023
Items in the Fashion Museum collection to star in exhibitions around the world
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18 January 2023
Kenya Hunt, Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK, to select Dress of the Year 2022
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8 December 2022
Loan to Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace
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