Member Program: Tour of Indian Textiles: 1,000 Years of Art and Design

Curator Lee Talbot will lead an in-person tour of the museum’s major exhibition of traditional Indian fabrics from the ninth through the early 20th centuries.

About the Exhibition

Vibrant textiles have long been synonymous with Indian culture. Their distinctive abstract, floral and figurative patterns have inspired countless variations. Featuring masterworks from The Textile Museum Collection and the private collection of Karun Thakar, this major exhibition and accompanying publication showcase court weavings, folk embroideries and other fabrics from the eighth through the early 20th centuries. Learn more about the exhibition.

About Lee Talbot

Lee Talbot joined The Textile Museum as a curator in 2007, specializing in East Asian textiles. He has curated numerous exhibitions and published catalogs, articles and textbook chapters. Talbot was previously curator at the Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum in Seoul, Korea. He has a bachelor’s from Rhodes College, a MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a master’s from Bard Graduate Center.

How to Participate

This program is for museum members and will take place in person at the museum. If you are already a member, please register online. If you are not currently a member, you can join or renew online.

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