Sake tasting at The TM on March 12

02/22/2010 — tmpressroom

WHAT: Sake, an alcoholic beverage made from rice, has been crafted in Japan for millennia and is now enjoyed throughout the world. Join us for this special evening event and sample several varieties of fine sake. Attendees will also enjoy a curator-led tour of the museum’s current exhibition, Contemporary Japanese Fashion: The Mary Baskett Collection. Fee: $45/TM members; $55/non-members. Advance registration required; space is limited. Call (202) 667-0441, ext. 64 to register. Sponsored by Happi Enterprises.

WHEN: Friday, March 12, 6-8 p.m.

WHERE: The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW, Washington DC 20008; Metro: Dupont Circle, Q Street exit

MEDIA CONTACT: Cyndi Bohlin, (202) 667-0441, ext. 78 or cbohlin@textilemuseum.org

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TM Honors Mattiebelle Gittinger

04/30/2009 — tmpressroom

April 30, 2009-

Mattiebelle Gittinger Awarded 2009 George Hewitt Myers Award

The Textile Museum announced today that Mattiebelle Gittinger, one of the foremost researchers and scholars in the field of Southeast Asian textiles, has been chosen as the 2009 recipient of the Museum’s George Hewitt Myers Award, one of the highest accolades in the field of textile arts. The Myers Award, named for The Textile Museum’s founder and
given by the Museum’s Board of Trustees, recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the field.

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TM Promotes Two Curators

04/27/2009 — tmpressroom

April 27, 2009-

The Textile Museum Promotes Two Curators

The Textile Museum announced today that Sumru Belger Krody has been promoted to curator and Lee Talbot has been promoted to associate curator, of the Eastern Hemisphere Collections. Krody will continue to head the department and to pursue curatorial work in her area of expertise, including researching and cataloguing the museum’s collection of Islamic and Late Antique textiles, developing exhibitions, producing scholarly materials and interpreting the Museum’s collection through educational programs, and chairing the
Museum’s staff Research, Publication, Library and Education task force. Talbot will continue to chair the Museum’s internal Exhibitions Task Force, acting as a liaison to the Board of Trustees, and to pursue
curatorial work focused on the Museum’s collection of textiles from Korea, China and Japan through exhibitions, publications and programs.

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