Highlights Tours
Free docent-led tours of the galleries are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Free student-led tours of the exhibition "Fast Fashion/Slow Art" are offered Saturdays at 1 p.m. at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design.
Exhibition Programs
Museum curators, researchers, and special guests explore themes from current exhibitions.
Fast Fashion/Slow Art
Student Presentations: Art, Sustainability, and Activism
Join us at the Corcoran as graduate students present their semester-long research projects on topics concerning the production and distribution of textiles and clothing.
Student Presentations: Art, Sustainability, and Activism
Join us at the Corcoran as graduate students present their semester-long research projects on topics concerning the production and distribution of textiles and clothing.
Film: "RiverBlue"
This feature-length documentary chronicles paddler and conservationist Mark Angelo's journey to uncover and document the extensive pollution impacts of the global fashion industry.
Student Presentations: Art, Sustainability, and Activism
Join us at the Corcoran as graduate students present their semester-long research projects on topics concerning the production and distribution of textiles and clothing.
Woven Interiors: Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt
Workshop: Choosing Fabrics for Your Home
Join textile designer Karthika Audinet for a presentation and hands-on activities that will help you make informed choices about the fabrics and furnishings you choose for your home and daily life.
Colloquium: New Threads: Recent Research on Egyptian Textiles
Inspired by new exhibitions on the fashion and furnishings of early medieval Egypt, this colloquium features new research from five distinguished scholars that will challenge your concepts of these ancient textile artworks.
Film: "Immortal Egypt: Invasion"
In the final episode of this BBC documentary series, professor Joan Fletcher explores how ancient Egypt's story fits together.
Gallery Talk: Flax, Fibers, and Fabric in "Woven Interiors"
Join Lori Kartchner from the museum's Education Department to explore the story of linen through works on view in "Woven Interiors: Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt."
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