Korea Museum of Modern Costume


The Korea Museum of Modern Costume is a fashion museum in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Academic Building AB101 SUNY Korea, 119-2 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro Incheon, in Jongno-gu district of northern Seoul, and opened in 1993.
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Collection

The museum broadly overviews Korean fashions evolution. It include collections from four distinctive historic periods: 1800 - 1900; 1900 - 1950s; 1960s - 1970s; and 1980s. On display are notable examples of modern fashion: e.g., the suit worn by South Korea's first lady, Francesca Donner, wife of its first President Syngman Rhee; and the dress worn by Miss Korea Oh Hyum-joo in the 1958 Miss Universe pageant.
In April and May, 2025 the museum hosted an exhibition about the Goryeo period, entitled "GORYEO: Fragrance of Lotus, Sleeves of Clouds".
The museum is now affiliated with the State University of New York, and added "SUNY" in its name.