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4 USEUMS ROUND M - P U mo museums two the of Directors he T have Group the with associated closely st the In made. been yet have appointments new no and Newsletter last the since retired of Director Acting appointed been has Antiquities, of Keeper Moorey, Roger Dr meantime Rivers. Pitt the of Acting Director is Gosden Chris and Dr Ashmolean Museum, he t works, building to due upheaval its almost!) (well over got has Ashmolean the as Just mai the of all, not if parts, Some course. same the on embark to about is Rivers Pitt he t n re while closed be to have useum will M - e r and oofing r - the in out carried is work decoration major make to also opportunity the taking is Museum The 1998. of half second col the of conservation the to system vital control environmental the to mprovements i at lections upper and lower the of parts and area exhibition special the that hoped is It time. same the may gallery displays ' open. kept e b in partly on, now from restricted be to has collections reserve the to Access t In works. above the for reparation p situation the reserve clothing and textile the of case e h is from store textile and department conservation the of removal enforced The serious. ore m its unknown yet as an to Institute) Studies American new the for room make (to site present m estination, d restricted severely be only not will collection this to access that eans suitable unless January from altogether closed be probably will but immediately, found. ccommodation can be a acce improve to plans developing actively Museum is term the longer the n I the to ss improved Centre, Management new Collections a include plans These general. in collections educational for facilities and Clothing, and Textiles for Centre a facilities, exhibition special ctivities. a Burli at Mankind Museum of the afield, arther F permanently closing is House gton n at site main Museum's British the to moved being are collections its and year, this of end he t in of offshoot an Centre, Textile new World the to course due in and Street Russell reat G the ne The 2000. in open to due .M. B Museum will British the at galleries ethnographic w be Library. British by the occupied building hitherto the of oused in parts h collection a years twenty over up built has Toronto in Textiles for Museum The ce fabrics, including pieces 7000 over umbering n quilts carpets, garments, cloths, remonial They basis. rotating a on exhibited are These world. the from around artefacts related and members our to interest of is that much nclude i - Tibetan saris, Indian embroidery, Chinese Japanese obes, r esas k s priest ( temple Burmese and Indian kimonos, wedding and robes) ' and depth its for outstanding is section Indonesian The ikats. Asian Central hangings, an also is There Java. of island from the batik century nineteenth in especially diversity, extensi and mportant i and China Afghanistan, from Turkey, rugs art folk of collection ve the at volunteer a White, Marsha by privately maintained website a Museum has The Tibet. gwhite@interlog.com. contacted at who can be useum, M ditor E
5 P ROGRAMME T uesday 2 D ecember 1997 T HAI TEXTILES: F ROM VILLAGE TO ROYAL COURT b y Susan Conway ( Author of the British Museum publication T hai Textiles) P auling Centre for Human Sciences 58 Banbury Road, Oxford R efreshments served from 5:15 L ecture begins at 5:45 p.m. p.m. S aturday 17 January 1998 T EXTILES AND CONSERVATION AT THE PITT RIVERS MUSEUM w ith Julia Nicholson and Lorraine ( details below) Rostant F OR MEMBERS ONLY 9 .45 a. m. to 12 noon D uring the visit to the Pitt Rivers on 17 January, Julia Nicholson will take us on a tour of the textile and loom cases and the Naga material. Lorraine Rostant will give us a talk and demonstration on conservation with special reference to information from her Budapest c ourse. In between there will be a cha nce to look at the exhibition Braving the Elements: C onserving Plant Fibre Clothing from Around the World. P le ase fill in the pink application form posted with this Newsletter if you want to come to t he Pitt Rivers visit. Numbers are restricted. Map available on request. For all e nquiries on events contact Felicity Wood, tel. 01865 554281 (see also p. 11).
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