Anna Wintour Costume Center

Anna Wintour Costume Center
Savage Beauty Exhibition, 2011
Anna Wintour Costume Center is located in New York City
Anna Wintour Costume Center
Location within New York City
Established2014
Location1000 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
10028
Coordinates40°46′48″N 73°57′44″W / 40.78000°N 73.96222°W / 40.78000; -73.96222
DirectorAndrew Bolton[1]
Public transit accessSubway: "4" train​"5" train​"6" train"6" express train to 86th Street
Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86
WebsiteOfficial website

The Anna Wintour Costume Center is a wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art main building in Manhattan that houses the collection of the Costume Institute, a curatorial department of the museum focused on fashion and costume design. The center is named after Anna Wintour, the longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue, Chief Content Officer[2] of Condé Nast, and chair of the museum's annual Met Gala (often called the "Met Ball")[3] since 1995. It was endowed by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch.[4] As of August 2017, the chief curator is Andrew Bolton.[5]

The center was formally opened by the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on May 5, 2014.[6] Guests included Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tory Burch, Zac Posen, Ralph Lauren, and Donatella Versace.[7][8][9][10]

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  7. ^ "Michelle Obama to open Anna Wintour's Met costume center". Usatoday.com. April 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "First lady of fashion Anna Wintour gets teary as First Lady Michelle Obama honors her at the Met". NY Daily News. March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  9. ^ Tiffany Yannetta (May 5, 2014). "Inside the Anna Wintour Costume Center's Charles James Exhibit - Afternoon at the Museum - Racked NY". Ny.racked.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "Michelle Obama Cuts the Ribbon for New Anna Wintour Costume Center". The Wall Street Journal. Speakeasy (blog). April 17, 2012. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.