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Installation view of The Met’s New British Galleries, 17th Century Gallery, Cassiobury Staircase, February 2020.
The Met Unveils $22 Million British Decorative Arts Galleries
As a highlight of its 150th anniversary celebration, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this month unveiled the results of a $22 million renovation of the 10 rooms that make up the Galleries for…
Bayeux Tapestry Detail of knights
The Art History Babes on the Bayeux Tapestry
Corrie and Nat discuss the Bayeux Tapestry which, spoiler alert: is not even really a tapestry! Listen to this Art History Babe Brief to learn more about this unique depiction of the Norman Conquest…
Raphael tapestry, The Healing of the Lame Man.
A Rare Chance to see Raphael’s Tapestries in the Sistine Chapel
This week, visitors to the Vatican in Rome have the rare opportunity to see some of Raphael's greatest and most delicate works: the tapestries he designed for the Sistine Chapel.
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The Legends of Dido and Helen in Tapestry at the Norton Simon Museum
The Norton Simon Museum presents Once Upon a Tapestry: Woven Tales of Helen and Dido, an exhibition of exquisite tapestries and rare cartoons (full-size preparatory drawings) that illustrate two…
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“Ravelled Threads” Brings Contemporary Perspectives to Traditions in African Cloth

A powerful new exhibition at New York’s Sean Kelly Gallery, Ravelled Threads brings together work by ten African artists utilizing fabric in different ways. Cloth has cultural and…