Textiles Close Up is a series of study-workshops launched in 2013 that provides opportunities to examine textiles in leading museum and private collections, guided by renowned experts. Workshops focus on the exploration of the materials, techniques, styles, culture and history of selected textile traditions, which vary for each event. The format offers first-hand, close-up viewing of textiles in the storerooms, laboratories and study rooms of various institutions offering unprecedented access and learning opportunities.
Current Events
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Previous Events
Textiles Close Up – Fabric of A Nation: American Quilt Stories
Starts:
December 1, 2021
Ends:
December 1, 2021
Venue:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston via Zoom
Textiles Close Up – Off the Wall: American Art to Wear at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Starts:
September 29, 2021
Ends:
September 29, 2021
Venue:
Virtual via Zoom
Textiles Close Up: Contemporary Muslim Fashions
Starts:
June 24, 2021
Ends:
June 24, 2021
Venue:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via Zoom
Textiles Close Up – Bisa Butler: Portraits
Starts:
May 18, 2021
Ends:
May 18, 2021
Venue:
Art Institute of Chicago, via Zoom
Textiles Close Up – NIAD/Soft Material: On the Cusp of Art and Fashion
Starts:
March 23, 2021
Ends:
March 23, 2021
Venue:
NIAD Art Center via Zoom
Virtual Textiles Close Up – The Cloth that Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons
Starts:
September 30, 2020
Ends:
September 30, 2020
Venue:
Royal Ontario Museum via Zoom
Textiles Close Up: Textiles in Toronto
Starts:
April 23, 2020
Ends:
April 23, 2020
Venue:
The Textile Museum of Canada
Textiles Close Up: Textiles Old and New in Detroit's Cultural Center
Starts:
October 3, 2019
Ends:
October 3, 2019
Venue:
Detroit, MI
From Fiber Art to Fashion: Sheila Hicks and Christian Dior in Dallas
Starts:
June 20, 2019
Ends:
June 20, 2019
Venue:
Dallas, TX
Textiles Close Up: Andean Meets Anni in Chicago
Starts:
April 9, 2019
Ends:
April 9, 2019
Venue:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Textiles Close Up — From Ancient to Avant-Garde: Textiles in Montreal
Starts:
September 28, 2017
Ends:
September 29, 2017
Venue:
Textiles Close Up: Woven Interiors: Late Antique Textiles in DC Collections
Starts:
April 28, 2017
Ends:
April 28, 2017
Venue:
The Textiles Museum at George Washington University
Textiles Close Up: Creative Reuse: Textile Waste and Contemporary Design
Starts:
March 17, 2017
Ends:
March 17, 2017
Venue:
Irvington, NY and New York City
Textiles Close Up: Asia in Amsterdam
Starts:
April 2, 2016
Ends:
April 2, 2016
Venue:
Peabody Essex Museum
Textiles Close Up: Chin Weaving
Starts:
February 26, 2016
Ends:
February 26, 2016
Venue:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
TEXTILES CLOSE UP: PACIFIC BASIN TEXTILES & FEATHERWORK IN SAN FRANCISCO
Starts:
November 6, 2015
Ends:
November 6, 2015
Venue:
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
FIBER ART & CONTEMPORARY TEXTILES AT THE MFA, BOSTON
Starts:
October 23, 2015
Ends:
October 23, 2015
Venue:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
