The Documentation Center "Matteo Lanzoni" is the most significant international collection of fashion-related materials existing in Italy at the present time, and it represents a major resource of information, research, and inspiration: monographs, periodicals, video materials, look books, rare, antique and, valuable materials.

It contains a book collection covering the complete range of fashion in its diverse aspects:
History of Costume, Fashion, and Fashion Design
Sociology of Fashion
Tailoring, Study of Textiles, and History of Textiles
Photography, especially Fashion Photography, and Cinema
Art, Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design
Minor Arts (Jewelry and Crafts)
Drawing and Graphics (Fashion Plate)
Fashion Marketing, Visual Merchandising

Users have direct access (open consultation) to: books, current issues of magazines, past volumes of certain magazines, commercial catalogs and look books.
Regarding audiovisual material and some valuable books kept in the closets, users must refer to our staff.