Collections Collection

From July 6, 2025 to January 4, 2026

After five years of renovations and restoration, the Musée de la Mode et du Costume (Museum of Fashion and Costume) finally opens its doors. This exceptional venue invites the public to discover custom-designed exhibition spaces at the heart of the building, including a large gallery on the first floor.

For its first exhibition, Collections-Collection, the museum brings together two collections located at the extreme ends of Provence. This fusion lends exceptional richness to the celebration of the history of costume from the French Mediterranean region and the history of textiles. Through a chronological journey, this exhibition offers the public a comprehensive overview of fashion in Provence since the 18th century. Emblematic costumes, and major pieces from the Costa and Pascal collections, are finally taking their place in the display cases of this long-awaited new museum.

At the request of the Fragonard house, Charles Fréger created for the future Musée de la Mode et du Costume, the only permanent work, depicting Arlesiennes against the light. Between reality and imagination, this internationally renowned photographer devotes himself to groups of belonging and their external symbols. Insatiable, he travels the globe and produces series of flamboyant portraits that capture the individual in his environment and question the creation of archetypal figures. Between poetry and pictorial rigor, his work gives pride of place to the collective: whether in uniforms, work clothes, or colorful masquerade costumes.