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Research from Textile Conservation

Three individuals discuss textile pieces displayed on a table in a conservation lab with a computer setup and other equipment in the background.
Study and Storage Center
Antonio Ratti Textile Study and Storage Center
Antonio Ratti Textile Center provides the environmental conditions necessary for the long-term preservation of textile works of art at The Met, as well as study and research facilities for Museum staff and the general public.
A richly colored, symmetrical rug with intricate geometric and floral patterns in shades of red, blue, green, beige, and gold.
Colloquium
Textile Conservation Winter Colloquium 2018: Presentations and Research
Watch videos from the Department of Textile Conservation's Winter 2018 Colloquium.
A composite image of seven brightly colored and detailed textiles.
Sunday at The Met—Behind the Scenes: Antonio Ratti Textile Center and Textile Conservation
Curators and conservators present on how The Met preserves and exhibits textiles in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center and department of Textile Conservation.

Essays

Macro image of a tapestry labeled with the colors "Gray, Red, Green, Yellow, Light Green, and Dark Green."
Identifying Natural Dyes to Understand a Tapestry's Origin
The dye used in a Latin American Colonial textile from the sixteenth to seventeenth century is examined in order to determine the textile's origin.
Nobuko Shibayama, Elena Phipps, and Lucy Commoner
August 29, 2023