3/2/2023
Are you a pal of Indian textiles? Then be sure to see the palampore currently on display in the South Asian Gallery!
1/5/2023
Heat and moisture melted the missing sequins on this 1925–1926 party dress at the wearer’s armpit.
12/1/2022
We are “dyeing” to find the perfect shades of pink silk chiffon to repair this 1920s dress!
10/27/2022
Our textile conservator got to wear all these “hats” this week to address some spots on this settee in Gallery 209, the British portraiture gallery.
9/29/2022
Take a peek into preparations for the reopening of the South Asian Galleries, December 2023.
8/4/2022
A whole team helped clean the galleries in a gallery-wide dust-up (or down!). Next time you visit the museum, take a minute to think about all the unseen work that goes into keeping all parts of the museum looking their best.
6/9/2022
This carpet is a whopping 25’ by 18,’ easily one of the largest textiles in the collection.
5/12/2022
This beaded bag from the 1920s is in the textile conservation lab for some stabilization where some of the beading threads were broken, but it presented a special challenge...
4/14/2022
This silk chiffon scarf--part of a dress by designer Anna Jeanne Hallée designed in 1924—is undergoing conservation for significant loss and weakness where only shreds and threads remained around the central section.
3/17/2022
The Fashion and Textile Collection has a new gift! And it’s part of a set!
2/17/2022
It’s true that fashions come back around!
1/20/2022
It’s getting weavy weird in the textile conservation lab this week!
11/18/2021
We’ve come a long way on the treatment of the Elizabeth Hawes flag dress! If
10/21/2021
Usually, clothing is tailored to fit the body. But in the museum, we tailor a body to fit the clothing!
9/24/2021
The Potluck is ready to serve!
8/26/2021
It’s time for a bath in textile conservation.
7/29/2021
This summer, Michelle Leung has the amazing opportunity to intern here in textile conservation, funded through the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
7/1/2021
Woman’s folk costume, 1900-1950, Korea, glazed linen; Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Mosher, 1966.1505ab
6/3/2021
The silk binding edge of this art quilt has been badly damaged by prolonged exposure to light which occurred before it came into the museum’s collection.
5/6/2021
This dress is up for consideration to get into a different kind of exclusive party: the museum’s Fashion and Textiles Collection.
6/4/2020
It’s working! In the textile conservation lab this week, our textile conservator has been working on preparing this silk dress for an upcoming exhibition.
5/7/2020
This padded headboard insert has a doppelganger. It is being prepared for an exhibition next year and came to the textile conservation lab for treatment.
4/9/2020
What is a “textile” anyway? Take Color for a Spin is a fiber sculpture made of crocheted forms stiffened with a coating and strung together with wire.
3/12/2020
Check out this behind the scenes look from our conservators.
1/16/2020
In a few weeks, we are installing some recent acquisitions from CAM’s fashion collection in Gallery 150.
10/24/2019
A steady hand and a sharp eye are key for the repair currently underway of this painted silk taffeta bedspread in the textile conservation lab.
8/1/2019
This Japanese garment, or haori, recently went on display in the Asian Gallery.
4/11/2019
What does the 1850 census have to do with textile conservation? And this rag doll?