Theatre Arts

Only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design.

Digital collections of objects, costumes, and art from 6000 BCE to present.

The work of LGBTQ+ musicians, dancers, choreographers, writers, directors, designers, and other creators, is well-represented in the Library’s Music Division collections. This guide highlights these primary and secondary sources both online and in print.

More than thirty-three thousand objects representing seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Approximately 2,500 textile objects and 5,000 costumes and accessories, ranging in time from Coptic to Contemporary, in size from thimbles to tapestries, and representing every continent.