Since 1907
With about 10 million costumes, uniforms, and accessories, the Theaterkunst costume collection, founded in 1907, is the leading costume collection in Europe. We stand by your side and assist you in all your wardrobe needs, whether for film, series, commercials, styling, music videos or theater, all with expertise and passion.
In our collection, we offer Germany’s largest selection of costumes, uniforms, and accessories from all eras. New trends are also represented with a passion, as is the historically correct implementation of a costume. From a long tradition, excellent customer service is one of our core competencies.
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Costume history library
Please take a closer look! Our costume history library, with more than 4,000 illustrated books, is a unique source of inspiration. The library offers a book and catalog collection with illustrations from the past three centuries, which also includes hand tinted images and bound journals from all over the world. With our historic collection we offer our clients an unparalleled research base.
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Here you will find answers to questions that are usually popping up. Perhaps you will also find information on your current concern.
Explore all FAQDoes Theaterkunst have other locations besides Berlin?
Yes, Theaterkunst also has branches besides of Berlin in Cologne, Penzing, Vienna (Austria), Prague (Czech Republic), Budapest (Hungary) and Warsaw (Poland).
How long has Theaterkunst GmbH been around?
What are your opening hours?
Do you also allow appointments outside of regular opening hours?
If you can’t visit us during regular opening hours, or if you need a special appointment for other reasons, please contact us at info@theaterkunst.de
Do you buy clothes?
Yes, we buy selected items. Please send us a photo of the item for sale, including your price expectation, to info@theaterkunst.de. We’ll get in touch to inform you if it fits our collection and discuss the details of the purchase.
Do you also accept donations?
Smaller donations are always welcome. For larger donations, however, such as estate or household clearances, we prefer to examine and assess the items on site. Unfortunately we don’t have the capacity to accept every donation. Feel free to contact us at info@theaterkunst.de
Can I buy a costume from the collection?
Can I do an internship at Theaterkunst?
It is possible to do a compulsory internship with us, in the context of school or university requirements. Internships take place in our collection or in our studio. Please send your application as well as an authorization for compulsory internship from your educational institution to jobs@theaerkunst.de