National Museum of Costume

National Museum of Costume
Shambellie House Museum of Costume
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Established1982 (1982)
Dissolved2013 (2013)
LocationNew Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates54°59′00″N 3°37′33″W / 54.98324°N 3.62583°W / 54.98324; -3.62583

The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and it formed part of the National Museums of Scotland. The museum started operating in 1982.[1] The museum allowed a look at fashion and the lifestyle of the wealthy from the 1850s to the 1950s. The clothes were presented in lifelike room settings. In January 2013, National Museums Scotland announced that the National Museum of Costume was to close and the site would not reopen for 2013.[2]

  1. ^ "National Museum of Costume to close". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "National Museum of Costume to close". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.