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Textile Conservation at The Met

Learn about the science, art, and exhibition techniques of textile conservation at The Met.


Several people install a monumental black-and-beige abstract splatter painting in a gallery, working together with care and concentration.
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Take a look behind the scenes as Met handlers install Jackson Pollock's 17-foot Autumn Rhythm: Number 30, 1950
October 2
A set of printed colorful butterflies.
A striking and technically complex illustrated book depicting moths and butterflies.
Clare Manias
September 23
Conservators examine a large ornate Persian rug outside a grand neoclassical building, flanked by classical statues in bright sunlight.
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Take a look behind the scenes as textile conservators and handlers prepare a seventeenth-century, 29-foot carpet for installation.
September 10
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