Contributors to volume 52 of The Textile Museum Journal focused on new research illuminating aspects of The Textile Museum Collection. As a special centennial program, several of these researchers gather online for a one-day symposium.

About The Textile Museum Journal  

Our peer-reviewed journal is the leading publication for the exchange of textile scholarship in North America. Published each fall, it features research on the cultural, technical, historical and aesthetic significance of textiles from all around the world. Volume 52 of The Textile Museum Journal is made possible through support from the Markarian Foundation, and Barbara Tober in honor of Dr. Young Yang Chung. Learn more about the journal.

Presentations 

• "Velvets and Towels: Piled Fabrics from the Ottoman Empire to Manchester to New Jersey" Amanda Phillips, associate professor in art history, University of Virginia   
• "The Pegasus Cloth: Unveiling a Masterpiece from the Abbasid Caliphate" Juan de Lara, teaching fellow,  Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford, Ana Cabrera Lafuente, museum curator, Spanish Institute of Tourism   
• "Highlights from the Korean Textile Collection at The Textile Museum" Yoo Jin Choi, doctoral candidate in art history, University of Delaware  
• “Andean Traditions in the Making of Discontinuous Warp (and Weft) Textiles” Elena Phipps, lecturer, Department of World Arts, Culture and Dance, University of California, Los Angeles  

How to Participate  

This program will take place on Zoom. To participate, please register online, and we will email you a link and instructions for joining. Simply follow that link at the time the program starts (10 a.m EST / 7 a.m. PST). When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.