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Flying Pig Marathon Road Closures on Sunday, May 3

Please access the museum through Mt. Adams from Martin Drive. CAM will not be accessible from Gilbert Avenue and Eden Park Drive. We expect roads to open by noon.

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Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Traveling in (Sustainable!) Style

by Obie Linn, Associate Conservator of Textiles

7/27/2023

Ann Lowe, CAMConservation, 1930s fashion, textile conservation, Winterthur Museum

How would you like to travel in a custom “sleeping bag”? These three dresses designed by Ann Lowe (American, 1898–1981) are headed to the Winterthur Museum in Delaware for the exhibition Ann Lowe: American Couturier, snuggled in soft surrounds for a safe and comfortable trip.