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Open Studio—Tactile Textiles

Explore materials and process through artist-led demonstrations, drop-in art-making activities, and conversations with Met experts.

Date:Saturday, July 11
Hours:1:00 PM
Location:The Met Fifth Avenue
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The Egyptian Expedition, 1906–1936

March 16, 2022

By Catharine H. Roehrig

Learn about past excavations by the Department of Egyptian Art.
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Egyptian Revival

July 1, 2012

By Sara Ickow

The vocabulary of ancient Egyptian art would be interpreted and adapted in different ways depending on the standards and motivations of the time.
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Nineteenth-Century European Textile Production

October 1, 2004

By Melinda Watt

The use of architectural forms and motifs previously found only in furniture was characteristic of textiles designed in the various revival styles of the nineteenth century.
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Egyptian Wall Paintings in Gallery 132

November 19, 2020
Explore facsimile installations from the Museum’s Egyptian Expedition.
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Textile Production in Europe: Silk, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By The Costume Institute and Melinda Watt

Before the Industrial Revolution, the creation of a patterned silk textile required a skilled weaver and a considerable investment in equipment and raw materials.
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Textile Conservation at The Met

February 28, 2023
Learn about the science, art, and exhibition techniques of textile conservation at The Met.
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Textiles in Island Southeast Asia

January 5

By Sylvia Cockburn

Throughout Island Southeast Asia, skilled artisans craft textiles that weave together identity, ancestry, harmony, and cosmology.
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Egyptian Art Archival Materials and Manuscript Collections

January 28, 2022

By Diana Craig Patch

The Department of Egyptian Art oversees a wide range of archives, with the earliest dating back to the late nineteenth century.
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The History of the Department of Egyptian Art

February 21, 2022

By Diana Craig Patch

By 1905, approximately 4,400 objects formed the nucleus of a collection of ancient Egyptian art at The Met.
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Fragment of a painted mummy shroud

Date: late 2nd–3rd century CE
Accession Number: X.390

Press

Exhibition of Egyptian Textiles, Decorative Arts, Jewelry, and Sculpture at The Met Explores Themes of Social Status and Wealth in Late Antiquity

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Textile

Textile design attributed to Sarah Lipska (Polish, 1882–1973)

Date: 1920–29
Accession Number: 2009.300.1878

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Textile

Date: 1927
Accession Number: 2009.300.1889a, b

Meet the Staff

See an alphabetical list of current full-time staff in the Department of Textile Conservation.

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Textile with Diaper Pattern

Date: 6th–9th century
Accession Number: 2018.913.6

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Facsimile of the Apse Painting in Tomb 25, Bagawat Necropolis, Kharga Oasis

Charles K. Wilkinson

Date: 2nd century CE or later
Accession Number: 30.4.227

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Textile with Brocade

Date: 14th century
Accession Number: 46.156.41

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Silk Squares on Linen

Date: 6th–9th century
Accession Number: 2018.913.8

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Wool Roundel with Mythological Animal

Date: 7th–9th century
Accession Number: 2018.913.5