In a thrilling announcement for Taylor Swift fans, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has revealed new items on display in its Taylor Swift Education Center. This includes the iconic sequin-covered cape, Michael Schmidt Studios bustier and briefs, and Stuart Weitzman boots worn by Swift in her 2022 music video for “Bejeweled.” Also on display is the Taylor GSLJ “Living Jewels” acoustic guitar used by the artist to perform “Last Kiss” during her “Speak Now World Tour” (2011-2012) and in the 2022 music video for “Anti-Hero.”
Perhaps most exciting of all, the museum will feature the New York University cap and gown Swift wore when she received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and delivered the commencement address at the school’s 2022 graduation ceremony.
The Taylor Swift Education Center is located within the museum’s galleries and was made possible through a generous donation from Swift to the museum’s capital campaign. Since opening in 2013, the center has welcomed thousands of visitors. It includes classrooms, youth art installations, interactive galleries, and learning labs with resources to facilitate distance learning and songwriting programs. In 2022 alone, over 134,000 people were served through more than 1,100 educational programs offered by the museum — many of which originated in the Taylor Swift Education Center.
Swift’s contributions to country music are also recognized in the museum’s core exhibition, Sing Me Back Home, and in its annual American Currents: State of the Music exhibit. This pop-up exhibit serves as a testament to Swift’s impressive career, which continues to leave an indelible mark on the music industry.
Among the items on display from Swift’s wardrobe are:
- The Vivetta faux fur jacket and rhinestone-accented Norma Kamali bikini Swift wore in the 2019 music video for “You Need to Calm Down.”
- The Marina Toybina-designed circus ringmaster ensemble of a top hat, cane, rhinestone and sequin-embellished jacket, shorts and knee-high, laced LaDuca boots Swift wore to perform “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” at the 2012 “MTV Europe Music Awards,” November 11, 2012.
- The Mandalay multicolored fringe dress, embellished with beads and sequins, and Everybody by B. Z. Moda tall boots Swift wore during the first act of her “Fearless Tour” in 2009-2010.
New items now on display in the Taylor Swift Education Center include:
- The sequin-covered cape, Michael Schmidt Studios bustier and briefs, and Stuart Weitzman boots worn by Swift in the 2022 music video for “Bejeweled.”
- The Taylor GSLJ “Living Jewels” acoustic guitar Swift used to perform “Last Kiss” during her “Speak Now World Tour” (2011-2012) and in the 2022 music video for “Anti-Hero.”
- The New York University cap and gown Swift wore when she received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and delivered the commencement address at the school’s 2022 graduation ceremony.
Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum