The art of displaying textiles in museums
CTR invites you to a talk by Filiz Çakır Phillip, Art historian, curator and member of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Art Museum Curators and the Association of Art Museum Curators Foundation.
What is the relevance of displaying textiles in art museums? The concept of art is ever-changing, as is the role of art museums in their service to society. Museological contextualisation of textiles through research, preventive conservation, appropriate display and narration are being utilized to foster better understanding of issues and objectives like diversity. Particular artistic importance is being attached to textiles in religious, social and political matters, while the display of textiles to a certain extent supports and mediates the performative act of dressing. However, are museums able to communicate the social and anthropological context of society through a specific cloth, clothing or garment, including their symbolic meaning, especially in terms of transculturation?