This two-day symposium gathers leading international scholars to discuss a variety of topics related to the conservation of the tapestry Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer in the collection of The Cloisters.

Morning Session

Welcoming Remarks
Thomas P. Campbell, Director, MMA

Textile Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum
Co-moderators: Florica Zaharia, Conservator in Charge, Department of Textile Conservation, MMA and Tina Kane, Conservator, The Cloisters, Department of Textile Conservation, MMA

Speakers include: Timothy B. Husband, Curator, MMA, The Cloisters; Elizabeth Cleland, Assistant Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, MMA; Tina Kane, Conservator, The Cloisters, Department of Textile Conservation, MMA; Alice Blohm, Conservator, New York; Kathrin Colburn, Conservator, Department of Textile Conservation, MMA; and Florica Zaharia, Conservator in Charge, Department of Textile Conservation, MMA

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

This two-day symposium gathers leading international scholars to discuss a variety of topics related to the conservation of the tapestry Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer in the collection of The Cloisters.

Afternoon Session

Conserving Image and Structure
Introduction and Moderator: Nancy C. Britton, Conservator, Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation, MMA

Speakers include: Costanza Perrone Da Zara, Textile Conservator, Florence; Jerzy Holc, Conservator in Charge, Department of Textile Conservation, Wawel Royal Castle–The National Art Collection, Kraków; Lynsay Shephard, ACR Textile Conservator, Shephard Travis Textile Conservation Studio Ltd., Hampton, United Kingdom; Natalia Sinitsyna, Head of Textile and Leather Conservation, State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSIZO, Moscow; and Igor Borodin, Head of Conservation Department, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

2:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m., The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium