Conference on textile conservation

"Recovering the Past:
The Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Textiles"

5th Biennial North American Textile Conservation Conference
Mexico City, Mexico
November 9-11, 2005

Tribute to Imgard W. Johnson
Keynote Speaker:  Mary Frame

Cost $275.00 (US)

Optional Workshops: November 8-9, 2005

    Introduction to Cleaning Systems

    Roundtable: Storage Methods and Materials for Archaeological and
        Ethnographic Textiles

    Introduction to Dyeing with Natural Dyes

    Introduction to the Elaboration of Fabrics with the Back Strap
        Loom

Optional Cultural Tours: November 8, 9 and 12, 2005

    Coyoacan
    Mexico City Museums
    Teotihuacan

This conference will focus on the conservation, research, diffusion
and exhibition of archaeological and ethnographic textiles of every
country. The conference is dedicated to Irmgard W. Johnson, who
worked for over fifty years to research, rescue, and preserve the
textile designs of several ethnic groups of Mexico.

For Registration Information Contact

    <URL:http://www.natcc.inah.gob.mx>
    natcc<-a t->inah< . >gob< . >mx
    +52 55 5604 5188


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