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From The Met:

Conferences to Colloquium: Sharing Textile Conservation Research

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 9 December 2025

Join us for a colloquium featuring a series of talks by The Met’s Textile Conservation Department focusing on innovative conservation efforts that have been presented at leading conferences across the United States and internationally. Listen as speakers share case studies, methodologies, and insights into the preservation of historical and culturally significant textiles. The colloquium offers an opportunity for dialogue among professionals and people with an interest in historic textiles, highlighting recent advancements and practical challenges in the field of textile conservation.

This event is free to attend, though advance registration is required. Please note that space is limited; registration does not guarantee admission once the lecture hall reaches capacity.

s c h e d u l e

11.00  Morning Papers
• Monitoring Deformation of Tapestries by Image Analysis — Kisook Suh (Conservator) and Alejandro Schrott (Consultant, Department of Scientific Research)
• Technical and Scientific Findings of Four Textile Fragments with Shaded Bands from Dura-Europos — Martina Ferrari (Associate Conservator) and Janina Poskrobko (Conservator in Charge)
• Conservation of American Wing Samplers — Alexandra Barlow (Associate Conservator)

12.00 Lunch break

1.00  Afternoon Papers
• X-radiography of Textiles, Evolving Techniques and Approaches —Cristina Balloffet Carr (Conservator and Consulting Conservator for the Antonio Ratti Textile Center)
• The Met’s Contribution to Green Art: Experimentations with Nanogels and Green Consolidants for the Historic Textiles Preservation — Giulia Chiostrini (Conservator), Kristine Kamiya (Conservator), and Janina Poskrobko (Conservator in Charge)

2.00  Closing remarks