The Korea Museum of Modern Costume () is a fashion museum in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Academic Building AB101 SUNY Korea, 119-2 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro Incheon, in Jongno-gu district of northern Seoul, and opened in 1993.
Collection The museum broadly overviews Korean fashions evolution. It include collections from four distinctive historic periods: 1800 - 1900; 1900 - 1950s; 1960s - 1970s; and 1980s. On display are notable examples of modern fashion: e.g., the suit worn by South Korea's first lady, Francesca Donner, wife of its first President Syngman Rhee; and the dress worn by Miss Korea Oh Hyum-joo in the 1958 Miss Universe pageant.
In April and May, 2025 the museum hosted an exhibition about the Goryeo period, entitled "GORYEO: Fragrance of Lotus, Sleeves of Clouds".
The museum is now affiliated with the State University of New York, and added "SUNY" in its name.
See also List of museums in South Korea
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