Ruth Leon recommends… Met Museum – Textile Conservation
Ruth Leon recommendsMet 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.
The professionals are called “conservators” here in the US. Not “conservationists”.