Member Tour: Recent Acquisitions in The Textile Museum Collection
Members will join Senior Curator Lee Talbot on an exclusive tour of recent acquisitions in The Textile Museum Collection that are on display in the museum’s lower-level galleries, including artworks from China, Iran and a unique knit kimono by artist Nicki Hitz Edson.
About Lee Talbot
Senior Curator Lee Talbot is a specialist in East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian textiles. Before joining The Textile Museum in 2007, he served as curator at the Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum in Seoul, Korea. He has a bachelor’s from Rhodes College, a M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a master’s from Bard Graduate Center.
About the Display
In 1925, George Hewitt Myers (1875-1957) founded The Textile Museum with a collection of 275 rugs and 60 related textiles. Over the last hundred years, The Textile Museum Collection has continued to expand thanks to the generosity of donors. This global selection of recent acquisitions includes examples chosen from large, significant groups of artworks donated within the last five years.
How to Participate
This program is for museum members and will take place in person at the museum. Space is limited, so please register in advance to reserve your spot. If you are not currently a member, you can join or renew online.
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