The department of Textiles and Apparel maintains the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, which includes more than 9,000 items of apparel dating from the eighteenth century to the present, as well as a substantial collection of ethnographic textiles and costume. The collection is used for teaching and research. A gallery displaying selections from the Collection is located on the third floor of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, and open during normal weekday business hours when the University is in session.
