A digital archives including digitized versions of holdings is available to the public in the KCI Study Room, reservation-only basis. Providing support for the work of designers and researchers, text and visuals are available for all 13,000 items (costume, underwear, accessories, etc.) in the collection. The KCI Digital Archives on the KCI website presents image and text information for approx. 300 objects in the collection, arranged in chronological order.
© The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Toru Kogure © The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Masayuki Hayashi © The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Takashi Hatakeyama
And the KCI Digital Archives at Spiral Building in Tokyo also presents high-resolution images and text information for 300 objects in our collection. It is free for charge, without reservation, but is closed sometime for the business reason of the building.
Address : 5-6-23, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
Access : In front of exit B1 of Omote-sando station.
Please use Ginza-line, Hanzomon-line or Chiyoda-line of Tokyo Metro.
We are showing all pieces of our collection at the KCI Study Room.
※It is required in advance of the reservation.
| Hours | Monday and Wednesday 13:00-17:00, except for National Holidays and New Year season. |
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| Fee | Free of charge. Maximum 2 hours. Costs incurred for printing. |
| Number of users | Only 1 person at one time. |
| Contents | Text and image of 13,000 pieces of our collection. |
| Address | The Kyoto Costume Institute 103, Shichi-jo, Goshonouchi Minamimachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan MAP |
| Reservation only | To Make an appointment Method 1: Please download, fill out the form and fax to us. Fax: +81(75)321-9219 Method 2: Please send us an e-mail with the following information; Name, affiliation, e-mail address Time, date and year of desired visit, research subject, number of persons. e-mail: info@kci.or.jp |