Member Program: "Intrinsic Beauty" Focus Tour: Pre-Columbian Textiles
In Person, Saturday, April 19, 2025, 1-2 p.m. EST
Mantle (detail), Peru, Early Intermediate Period. The Textile Museum Collection 91.192. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1933.
Museum members are invited to join the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, D.C., for an in-depth tour focused on Peruvian textiles on display in Intrinsic Beauty: Celebrating the Art of Textiles. Museum curator Shelley Burian will highlight textile treasures from the Andes dating to the pre-Hispanic and Spanish Colonial periods.
This program is part of The Textile Museum’s centennial celebrations in 2025.
About the Exhibition
In 1925, George Hewitt Myers founded The Textile Museum with his global collection of carpets and textiles prized for their “intrinsic beauty of design, color and technique.” Intrinsic Beauty: Celebrating the Art of Textiles brings together iconic masterworks from The Textile Museum Collection. As the museum launches its centennial year, this exhibition celebrates textile making as one of the world’s oldest and most sophisticated art forms. Learn more about the exhibition
About Shelley Burian
Shelley Burian, Ph.D., started as the museum’s Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator in 2021. She received master’s and doctoral degrees in art history from Emory University, specializing in the art of the ancient Americas. Dr. Burian previously worked at Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum and has experience in curating, teaching and collection development.
How to Participate
This program will take place in person at the museum. Space is limited, so please register online to reserve your spot. If you are not currently a member, you can join or renew online.
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