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, Sarah Scaturro, Conservator at The Costume Institute, offers a close look at two Iris van Herpen dresses.
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Iris van Herpen: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory
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Contributors
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.
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