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Behind the scenes at the Met for "Women Dressing Women", with conservator Melina Plottu (Christmas Special)
Behind the scenes at the Met for "Women Dressing Women", with conservator Melina Plottu (Christmas Special)
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
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In this episode we go behind the scenes at the Met for the Costume Institute’s new exhibition “Women Dressing Women” with curator Melina Plottu, textiles conservator, as our guide. Learn about the process of preparing garments for display and discover the secrets of this extraordinary role that plays such an important but often unseen part of fashion exhibitions at this scale. Links Visit our website Follow @dressfancypodcast on Instagram Follow @mslucyclayton on Instagram Follow @melina.plottu on Instagram Book your ticket to the exhibition Conserving Gallenga’s Theodosia The book accompanying the exhibition
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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