Goldstein Museum of Design, Design museum at University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, United States.
The Goldstein Museum of Design is a museum at the University of Minnesota dedicated to fashion and design. It displays objects spanning different time periods, presenting both historical and contemporary works across its exhibition spaces.
The museum was founded in the 1970s and named after two sisters who taught at the university. These educators shaped early generations of design professionals, and their legacy continues to influence the collection today.
The museum is named after sisters Harriet and Vetta Goldstein, who taught at the university from 1910 and 1914 and collected objects on a world tour between August 1925 and March 1926. Their textbook Art in Every Day Life became a teaching standard, with its last edition printed in 1954.
The museum mounts up to three exhibitions a year in McNeal Hall on the St. Paul campus, plus two to three in the HGA Gallery in Rapson Hall on the Minneapolis East Bank campus. Visitors should confirm which venue is showing what before travelling, since the two locations are in different cities.
The collection includes specialized accessory categories that show visitors how details defined silhouettes across different eras. A visit reveals how small items exerted major influence on fashion.
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