Explore behind the scenes at The Met's Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory, where objects in the collection and exhibition loans are expertly conserved. In this video, Glenn Petersen, Conservator at The Costume Institute, offers a close look at a House of Worth ball gown from 1898.
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Credits
Director: Kate Farrell
Producer: Sarah Cowan
Editor: Sarah Cowan
Cameras: Kelly Richardson, Stephanie Wuertz
Lighting: Dia Felix
Production Assistant: Skyla Choi
Original Music: Austin Fisher
Produced in partnership with Google Arts & Culture.
House of Worth Ball Gown: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory
Glenn Petersen, conservator in The Met's Costume Institute, offers a close look at a House of Worth ball gown from 1898.
1 min. watch
Art Mentioned
Design House House of Worth
Designer Jean-Philippe Worth
1898
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