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	Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum URL: http://www.cooperhewitt.org/ ODP description: The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Page title: Home \| Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Page description: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum believes that design shapes our objects, environments, and communications, making them more desirable, functional, and accessible. The Museum celebrates the nature of design and explores its impact on the quality of our lives.
	The Textile Museum URL: http://www.textilemuseum.org/ ODP description: Dedicated to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative achievements in the textile arts. Features calendar, exhibitions, educational programs and museum shop. Page title: :: Textile Museum ::
	The Bata Shoe Museum URL: http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/ ODP description: Presents over 10,000 pairs of shoes from around the world and from the beginning of civilization. Samples from the collection are shown along with museum location, membership and tour information. Page title: The Bata Shoe Museum - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Page description: The Bata Shoe Museum
	Fashion Museum URL: http://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/ ODP description: Collection of fashionable dress from 18th century to present day, housed in the Assembly Rooms. Events, collections and online costume games. Page title: Home - Fashion Museum
	Fashion and Textile Museum URL: http://www.ftmlondon.org/ ODP description: Focuses on British and international fashion, and textile design from 1950 to the present day. Includes details of exhibits, hours, admission rates and membership. Located in London. Page title: Fashion and Textile Museum - Home Page Page description: The Fashion and Textile Museum website.
	Kyoto Costume Institute - KCI URL: http://www.kci.or.jp/ ODP description: Founded 1978. Mission statement, online archive covering 1700s-1940s, current exhibits, publications, visitor information. In-person archive research available with reservation; limited hours. [English/Japanese] Page title: KCI
	The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Costume Institute URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=8 ODP description: Presentation of more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents including 18th century menswear and 20th century haute couture. Located in New York, New York. Page title: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art: The Costume Institute Page description: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection contains more than two million works of art ranging from medieval armor and european paintings to the world renowned Costume Institute.
	Slater Mill URL: http://www.slatermill.org/ ODP description: Museum exhibiting the American industrial heritage and its connections to the area. Exhibits include a rubblestone mill, machine tools, and textile industry artifacts. Includes hours and ticketing information, events schedule, and membership information.
	Goldstein Museum of Design URL: http://goldstein.che.umn.edu/ ODP description: Collections of costumes, textiles, decorative arts, and graphic design. Calendar of exhibitions, special projects, visitor information, donating and friends of the museum. Located in St. Paul, Minnesota.
	Textile Museum of Canada URL: http://textilemuseum.ca/ ODP description: The only museum in Canada exclusively devoted to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles from around the world. Page description: The Textile Museum of Canada Web site features information about current exhibitions, programs, events and activities as well as providing digital access to the TMC textile collection.
	The Costume Museum of Canada URL: http://www.costumemuseum.com/ ODP description: A collection of over 35,000 artifacts related to clothing, accessories and textiles spanning over 400 years of history. Includes a virtual tour and sections about featured exhibits. Page title: Costume Museum - Canada's Museum of Fashion
	Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site URL: http://www.derwentvalleymills.org/ ODP description: Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in December 2001. Future plans. Features maps, opening times and links to individual attractions. News and events section. Includes history section. Games and quiz. Page title: Derwent Valley Mills - World Heritage Site
	Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate URL: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-quarrybankmillandstyalestate/ ODP description: Features a working cotton mill with galleries devoted to water and steam power of the late l8th century, with hands-on displays and exhibits. Includes its history, events, details of tours offered, educational resources and a visitor's guide. Located in Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK. Page title: National Trust \| Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate Page description: One of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites, including complete working Georgian cotton mill
	American Textile History Museum URL: http://www.athm.org/ ODP description: Textiles, tours, and decorative arts are just a few of the exhibits and activities, including demonstrations and special events. Page description: The American Textile Museum - elegance and beauty of finished textiles.
	Macclesfield Museums URL: http://www.macclesfield.silk.museum/ ODP description: Four museums. A silk museum, a restored silk factory, a local heritage museum, and the West Park Museum. The West Park Museum displays decorative art and has an Egyptian collection. Page title: Macclesfield Silk Museums Page description: silk museums, paradise mill, west park museum are the premier Macclesfield tourist attraction and days out in cheshire are well worth spending here.
	Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum URL: http://www.rfkm.org/ ODP description: Overview, opening times, tariffs, educational visits, volunteers, event calendar and how to find the museum. Page title: Welcome To Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum
	Museum of the City of New York: Costumes and Textiles URL: http://www.mcny.org/collections/68.html ODP description: Collection of over 25,000 garments and accessories dating from the mid-18th century to the present with a documented history linking them to the New Yorkers who wore them. Page title: Museum of the City of New York : Collections Page description: Embracing the past, present, and future of New York City and celebrating its cultural diversity, the Museum of the City of New York is Your City Museum! Explore the forces that shaped the city, investigate the neighborhoods and cultures that invigorate New York City, and join in shaping the future!
	WeverijMuseum Geldrop URL: http://www.weverijmuseum.nl/ ODP description: Located in the spinning factory of Wollenstoffenfabriek A,van den Heuvel with original equipment. Displays photographs within the different stages of weaving and construction types of materials. Located in the Netherlands. Page title: Nieuwe pagina 1
	The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Antonio Ratti Textile Center URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=20 ODP description: The Met possesses one of the finest collections of textiles in the world, including archaeological fragments, silk tapestries, carpets, quilts, ecclesiastical vestments and embroidered wall panels. Located in New York, New York. Page title: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art: Antonio Ratti Textile Center Page description: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection contains more than two million works of art ranging from medieval armor and european paintings to the world renowned Costume Institute.
	Handweaving Museum and Arts Center URL: http://www.hm-ac.org ODP description: Specializes in 20th century woven goods. Offers classes and exhibits. Located in Clayton, New York.