Velvet fragment, Safavid, Iran, 16th century. The Textile Museum 3.224, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1939The Textile Museum, Washington DC, has launched several interesting online exhibitions. Most of the virtual exhibitions are online presentations of former live exhibitions at the Textile Museum. Each virtual exhibition has its own tasteful web presentation:
TM Online Exhibitions
Ahead of his Time: The Collecting Vision of George Hewitt Myers
Online Presentation
Ahead of his Time: The Collecting Vision of George Hewitt Myers September 28, 2007 – February 17, 2008.
Common Threads: Unraveling the World of Textiles
Online Presentation
Pieces of a Puzzle: Classical Persian Carpet Fragments
Online Presentation
Pieces of a Puzzle: Classical Persian Carpet Fragments September 1, 2006 – January 7, 2007.
Flowers of Silk and Gold: Four Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery
Online Presentation
Flowers of Silk and Gold: Four Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery, February 18 to July 30, 2000.