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  • Upholders of Couture

    5$
    Every month
    Community Support Plan for $5/mo. Couture Forum & View Database (Pattern downloads not included)
     
    • Ability to view the Database for Research & Inspiration*
    • *(Does not include pattern downloads)
    • Blog Access: Follow Museum Costume Reconstructions
    • Select online classes and programs
    • Free Monthly Community Zoom Gatherings
    • Cancel Anytime

  • Couture Scholar Annual Pass

    499$
    Every year
    Access the Archive and the Scholars Academy. Annual membership. Renews automatically unless canceled.
     
    • Scholarly Access to Pattern Database: Education & Research
    • All Online Courses within Scholars Academy
    • Private Museum Visit by Appointment
    • Community Zoom Gatherings & curatorial conversations
    • Scholars Forum: Industry techniques & discussion
    • Atelier Blog: Behind the scenes analysis of reconstructions
    • Opportunity to exhibit work in Santa Barbara
    • 20% discount on events
    • Educational patterns shipped + invoiced separately
    • Priority Consideration for Private International Salons
    • *Annual Membership. Renews automatically unless canceled*

  • Couture Council of Santa Barbara

    5,000$
    Every year
    Maximum Benefits with Influential Role. Annual Membership. Renews Until Cancelled.
     
    • Influential Member to help fund exhibitions and programming
    • Funds the conservation of the collection
    • Study Authentic 40s & 50s Dior, Balmain & Gres: $7,200 Value
    • Exclusive, unlimited behind the scene tours. Guests are free
    • Includes access to the database
    • Access to patterns and educational research, 10 patterns
    • Inclusion in the Founders Circle as a Founding Member
    • Includes all online classes, workshops, and events
    • Free bi-annual lunch with the directors at Ritz-Carlton
    • Unlimited visits to the Museum in Santa Barbara
    • Your name next to a pattern in the database as sponsor
    • Naming recognition on website, in exhibitions, and events
    • Annual subscription, renews annual until canceled

  • Sponsor a Pattern to Digitize

    95$
     
    Your Name Displayed Next to the Pattern in the Museum Database
    Valid for one year
    • Your name displayed next to the pattern in database
    • Social Media and Newsletter Acknowledgment
    • Great Corporate or Gift Idea!

Auto-renew unless canceled. No refunds for forgetting.

Fiscally Sponsored by Creative Visions Malibu

Your support makes a difference! Couture Pattern Museum is fiscally sponsored by Creative Visions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports creative activists, those that use the arts and media to ignite social change. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Couture Pattern Museum (CPM) must be made payable to “Creative Visions” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.​

 

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Global Impact & Preservation Statement: The Couture Pattern Museum's preservation philosophy is informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and UNESCO's framework for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Through the preservation, documentation, and transmission of licensed haute couture patterns and the technical knowledge they contain, the museum works to preserve the craftsmanship, savoir faire, and documentary heritage of twentieth century haute couture for future generations. The International Programme for the Preservation and Transmission of Savoir Faire is an initiative of the Couture Pattern Museum in Santa Barbara, California. The programme supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education) by expanding access to technical knowledge, Sustainable Development Goal 11.4 by contributing to the safeguarding of cultural heritage, and Sustainable Development Goal 12 by promoting the preservation, study, and continued appreciation of craftsmanship and responsible fashion practices.

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American Alliance of Museums (AAM)

As a professional member of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), CPM is committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and quality in the museum sector. 

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ICOM Founder Affiliation: Cara Austine-Rademaker, founder and director of the Couture Pattern Museum, is a professional member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), registered under the institution name Couture Pattern Museum.

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