Ruth Leon recommends…  Met Museum – Textile Conservation

Ruth Leon recommends… Met Museum – Textile Conservation

Ruth Leon recommends

norman lebrecht

March 24, 2023

Met Museum – Textile Conservation

 The Metropolitan Museum in New York has a special department for the conservation of textiles – rugs, carpets, tapestries, etc – with a staff of meticulous experts from all over the world.

These conservationists are scientists, historians, technicians, needlewomen, dyers, cleaners, and all manner of educators in the science, art, and exhibition techniques of textile conservation.

This short film just skims the surface of the fascinating work they do behind the scenes at the Museum. You will never look at what’s beneath your feet in the same way again.

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Comments

  • M. Mooney says:

    The professionals are called “conservators” here in the US. Not “conservationists”.

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