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Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen

Name: Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen
Start: 2022-09-16T00:00:00-06:00
End: 2023-01-01T23:59:59-07:00

September 16, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Featuring more than 150 examples of lace from the renowned collection of Switzerland’s Textilmuseum St. Gallen, this exhibit traces the development of European lace from its sixteenth-century origins to the present day. Learn about the women who crafted this sought-after status symbol by hand, and about the evolution of Swiss chemical lace made on embroidery machines. Explore new innovations in lace production, like laser-cut and 3D-printed lace, used in contemporary haute couture.

Bard Graduate Center Gallery. Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen.

September 16, 2022 – January 1, 2023. New York, New York.

https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/118/threads-of-power

Details

Start:: September 16, 2022
End:: January 1
Event Categories:: Global Textile Event, Global Textile Events
Event Tags:: Textile Calendar
Website:: https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/118/threads-of-power

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