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Conservators examine a large ornate Persian rug outside a grand neoclassical building, flanked by classical statues in bright sunlight.
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Installing the Grande Galerie carpet no. 11 (Music, reweave)
Take a look behind the scenes as textile conservators and handlers prepare a seventeenth-century, 29-foot carpet for installation.
September 10
Detail of a vibrant quilt made up of squares with narrow, rectangular strips of alternating colors.
Audio
Immaterial: Blankets and Quilts
Threads of identity.
July 16, 2024
Two women placing a kimono on a mount at The Met
Video
Textile Conservation at The Met
Learn about the science, art, and exhibition techniques of textile conservation at The Met.
February 28, 2023
Photo of two women looking at a brown, blue, and red tapestry of a King, woman on left is pointing at the tapestry.
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Conserving the King Arthur Tapestry
Follow the conservation treatment of King Arthur from the Nine Heroes Tapestries series, among the oldest in The Met’s collection.
December 13, 2022
Illustration of Kisook Suh
Audio
Mending Hope
Hear how taking care of medieval tapestries offers personal solace and hope from Textile Conservator, Kisook Suh.
Kisook Suh
March 9, 2022
Split screen with gallery view at left and four speakers at right.
Video
Reinstalling Art of Native America: Three Perspectives
Explore Dream Catcher by Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), featured in the exhibition Art of Native America.
Cristina Balloffet Carr, Sylvia Yount, Marie Watt, and Alexandra Barlow
June 25, 2021
Black-and-white photo of women around a vitrine.
Video
Revisiting Art for the Community
Met specialists discuss their roles and the collaborative process behind the exhibition Art for the Community: The Met's Circulating Textile Exhibitions, 1933–42.
Giulia Chiostrini, Elizabeth Cleland, Stephanie Post, and Eva Labson
June 17, 2021
Two kneeling conservators adjust a shite sheet at the base of an orange and maroon ensemble.
Video
Phenomenal Nature: Installation of Mrinalini Mukherjee’s Sculptures
Watch time-lapse photography of the installation of Phenomenal Nature—Mrinalini Mukherjee.
July 5, 2019
The front and back view of a large-scale appliqué of the four-armed Vajrayana goddess Kurukulla
Rescuing the Goddess: Conservation of an Appliquéd Silk Tibetan Thangka
How textile conservators at The Met restored an appliquéd silk Tibetan thangka depicting the goddess Kurukulla.
Kristine Kamiya
December 18, 2017
Large textile with a red flower pattern and green and red floral border, displayed flat. One small piece at right isn't attached to the rest of the fragment.
From the Ground Up: Conservation Treatment of an Indian Textile
Assistant Conservator Julia Carlson outlines the extensive conservation treatment applied to a set of Indian textile fragments.
Julia Carlson
August 18, 2015