Since 1993, FIDM Museum and galleries have been preserving film costumes; what started as forty costumes grew to well over one hundred per year - making this the largest annual curated exhibition dedicated to the presentation of film costumes in the world. Through April 20th, visitors can view costumes from several of this year's nominated films including, The Artist, Hugo, J. Edgar, War Horse, W.E. and Jane Eyre. Several of these movies are nominated for "Best Costume" and several more were were created by FIDM graduates. The 20th annual costume design exhibit celebrating the outstanding films of 2011 is located at The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is located at 919 South Grand Avenue.
