TEXTILE CONSERVATION CONFERENCE * VIENTIANE LAOS * SEPTEMBER 2002
TEXTILE CONSERVATION
Caring for your Textile Collection
#9; Sigrid Piroch, Textile Artist and Collector
Cleaning Liturgical Garments * 12th Century Miniature
RESOURCES
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1717 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC/USA 20006; although American in focus, this impressive organization can assist you with selecting a conservator and put you in touch with international conservators and suppliers; conservative on-line document library covers 23 years – click on “cool” at http://aic.stanford.edu/
The Textile Conservation Workshop, is one conservation laboratory which is recommended by AIC, located at Main Street, S. Salem, NY 10590/USA, 914-763-5805: it provides comprehensive services for the conservation of textiles including Asian textiles.
The Canadian Association of Professional Conservators, c/o Canadian Museums Association, Suite 400, 280 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 1R7; fax 613-233-5438. This group accredits conservation professionals.
CVMT [Le Conservatoire des Vieux Metiers du Textile] is an Association whose “principle objective is the preservation of occupations and techniques associated with the old textile professions...” including “ preservation of materials and techniques”; La Vialle, 63840, Sauvessa, France; website http://www.cvmt.com/conservatoireUS.htm
GCI [Getty Conservation Institute], 1200 Getty Center Drive, LA/CA 90049-1684/USA; phone 310-440-7325; fax 310-440-7702; this group addresses conservation problems of cultural property thorugh research, training, documentation and publications.
Hayko Restoration and Conservation, 857 Lexington Avenue at 65th Street, 2nd floor, NYC/USA 10021 for rugs and t apestries; website http://www.hayko.com/restoration.htm
HP [Heritage Preservation], 1730 K Street NW, Suite 566, WA/DC/USA 20006; phone 202-624-1422; fax 202-624- 1435. This group makes bibliographies & other publications available on a wide range of conservation issues as well as being a forum for discussion.
Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 9W2; Phone 1-888- 447-7977; website http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/index_vi.html
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Caring for your Collections: Preserving & Protecting Your Art & Other Collectibles, National Committee to Save America’s Cultural Collections, Harry N. Abrams, NYC, 1992.
Conservation Concerns: A Guide for Curators & Collectors, Konstanze Bachmann, editor, WA/DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992.
Mailand, Harold F., Consideration for the Care of Textiles and Costumes: AHandbook for the Non-Specialist, Indianapolis IN; Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1980.
Textile Conservation and Research, Mechthild Flury-Lemberg, The Abegg Foundation, Schriften der Abegg-Stiftung, Bern, Switzerland, 1988.