In America: An Anthology of Fashion Exhibition Preview

Watch a teaser for The Costume Institute's In America: An Anthology of Fashion—the second in a two-part exhibition exploring fashion in the United States.

Watch a teaser for The Costume Institute's In America: An Anthology of Fashion—the second in a two-part exhibition exploring fashion in the United States. Presented in collaboration with The Met's American Wing, In America: An Anthology of Fashion will highlight sartorial narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of the American Wing period rooms. The exhibition is on view May 7, 2022, through September 5, 2022.


manuscript painting showing a man with a halo in a blue dress with monks in brown habits in the background and to the right the figure of a man with a halo sleeping and a concealed figure holding a blue dress
A roundtable discussion explores gender presentation, the history of fashion, and mockery in medieval depictions of Saint Jerome.
Nancy Thebaut, Jesse Darling, Ayla Lepine, and Clovis Maillet
March 24
A blonde, angel looking downwards with a green wing coming out of its back. The angel is draped in a white and red robe.
Explore the biography of the famed Renaissance artist through a selection of extraordinary works.
Caroline Elenowitz-Hess
March 23
Gold-background scene showing two male figures, one with wings, in an embrace, framed by red and blue decorative borders.
Spectrum of Desire co-curators Melanie Holcomb and Nancy Thebaut discuss sensuality and sexuality in Medieval art.
Lina Palazzo
March 18
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