Society for the Museum of Original Costume
Deed of Gift

Evening Dress, oyster silk with white pailletté, 1960 Donated by Mrs. Marg Pattison, from her mother Marg McKee Estate

Do you have historic garments that deserves a new home in the SMOC Collection? At SMOC all of our clothing and textile artifacts are preserved and treated with museum standards and practices to ensure the longest possible lifespan.

Contact us today with images and a description to have your items appraised by our Curatorial Team. After your inquiry is received, our team will review and contact you and, if appropriate, arrange an appointment to assess the items.

Donors will receive a signed Deed of Gift document and a tax receipt, if desired. A value will be determined for each item by our curator. 

Contact SMOC Curators

Donation inquiries can be physically mailed with photographs to the address below:

SMOC
1489 McRae Avenue,
Vancouver BC V6H 1V1

Donations with Tax Receipts

Donations of garments can be given a tax receipt based on our curators estimate of value. For further details please email