Anna Wintour Costume Center
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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]
Established | 2014 |
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Location | 1000 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City 10028 |
Coordinates | 40°46′48″N 73°57′44″W |
Director | Andrew Bolton[1] |
Public transit access | Subway: to 86th Street Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M79, M86 |
Website | Official website |
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]