Member Program: Tour of "Art Uncovered: Visionary Textile Scholars and Their Archives"
Friday, June 28, 2024, 1-2 p.m. EDT
Velvet fragment (detail), Iran, Safavid period, mid-16th century. The Textile Museum Collection 3.219. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1938.
Museum members are invited to join librarian and exhibition curator Tracy Meserve and museum curator Sumru Belger Krody for a tour of Art Uncovered: Visionary Textile Scholars and Their Archives. Meserve and Krody offer insights into hidden gems from The Textile Museum Collection and some of the researchers who studied them.
About the Exhibition
Groundbreaking research by 20th-century textile scholars sheds light on the history of The Textile Museum Collection. Art Uncovered: Visionary Textile Scholars and Their Archives presents a global selection of textiles alongside rarely seen letters, field notes, photos and video from the Arthur D. Jenkins Library’s archives that reveal hidden stories behind these artworks, as well as the life stories of scholars who shaped the field of textile studies. Learn more about the exhibition
About Sumru Belger Krody
Sumru Belger Krody joined The Textile Museum in 1994 and was appointed senior curator in 2011. Specializing in textiles from the late antique era and Islamic world, Krody has curated numerous exhibitions and authored exhibition catalogs, articles and book chapters. She is also editor-in-chief of The Textile Museum Journal. Krody holds degrees in classical archaeology from Istanbul University and the University of Pennsylvania.
About Tracy Meserve
Tracy Meserve has served as the librarian for the museum’s Arthur D. Jenkins Library since 2019. She holds a master's in decorative arts and design history from GW, as well as a master's in library science from the University of Maryland. Meserve formerly worked for the Alexandria Public Library and the DC Public Library.
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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