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Kansas City Garment District Museum, Fashion and textile museum in downtown Kansas City, United States.

The Historic Garment District Museum occupies 1,266 square feet in the Poindexter Building lobby, displaying rotating exhibits of vintage clothing and accessories.

The Kansas City garment manufacturing sector emerged after World War I and grew to employ over 4,000 workers through the 1940s.

The museum preserves more than 300 locally manufactured garments from the 1920s through 1970s, alongside industrial sewing equipment and historical photographs.

The museum opens Thursday and Friday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM until August 30, 2024, with a suggested donation of 5 dollars per visitor.

One in seven American women purchased garments made in Kansas City during the peak of local manufacturing between World War I and the 1940s.

Website: https://kcparks.org/places/historic-garment-district-museum-of-kansas-city

GPS coordinates: 39.10450,-94.58790

Latest update: April 4, 2025 18:51

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