The Fashion Museum was founded in Antwerp in 2002. In the same year, the first exhibition was presented in the historical building of ModeNatie at Nationalestraat. The museum has collected the most complete collection of Belgian fashion of the late 20th century. The collection is growing every year through acquisitions and numerous donations, and currently has more than 35,000 copies. The museum library has more than 15,000 books, archives with valuable reference materials, as well as hundreds of modern and historical magazines.