Tanya Melendez – FIT Newsroom

Tanya Melendez-Escalante stands in front of the Museum at FIT entrance; Natalie Nudell stands on Seventh Avenue near the Garment District

Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Natalie Nudell Win Vilcek Prizes

February 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Featured, Museum, School of Liberal Arts

Since its inception in 2006, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded more than $9.6 million to support the achievements of immigrants […]

Profiles of Hispanic Achievement

September 28, 2021 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Hue Magazine

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15, we honor the ways in which Hispanic […]

Hue Live: What Is Mexican Fashion? With Museum at FIT curator Tanya Melendez-Escalante ’04

February 18, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Tanya Melendez-Escalante ’04 grew up in Mexico City and taught at Universidad Latinoamericana in Mexico before moving to New York […]

Curating Her Own Career: Tanya Melendez-Escalante’s Exhibition in Mexico

February 4, 2021 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Museum, Top Stories

As senior curator of education and public programs at The Museum at FIT (MFIT), Tanya Melendez-Escalante, also a graduate of […]

Fashion Culture Online Event: Alexander McQueen: Unseen

January 25, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Alexander McQueen’s spectacular shows were full of extraordinary moments and people. Author and photographer Robert Fairer will discuss his stunning, […]

Fashion Culture Online Event: Curating Frida Kahlo: Fashion and Prosthetics

January 25, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Circe Henestrosa is the head of the School of Fashion at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore. She will […]

Graduate Studies Invites: Museum Objects, Health and Healing

January 30, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

Associate Professor Brenda Cowan, Exhibition and Experience Design, presents research from her new book, Museum Objects, Health and Healing, with partners […]