July 24, 2008–
The Textile Museum to Host Tribute Dinner Fundraising Gala at the Historic Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
The Textile Museum will host its third Tribute Dinner fundraising gala on Thursday, October 16 from 6:30 to 10:00 pm at the historic Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Textile Museum will honor preeminent scholar Jon Thompson with the George Hewitt Myers Award, named for The Textile Museum’s founder and given in recognition of his lifetime achievement and exceptional contributions to the study and understanding of the textile arts. Also included in the evening program is the presentation of the Museum’s inaugural Awards of Distinction to longtime supporters Harold M. Keshishian, Alice Dodge Wallace and Edwin M. Zimmerman for their distinguished service in fulfillment of the Museum’s mission. The Tribute Dinner is part of the Museum’s “Tribute to Textiles Weekend” (October 15-19, 2008), a full program of interrelated events celebrating the textile arts.
Tribute Dinner Gala
04/17/2009 — tmpressroomJon Thomspon receieves TM Myers Award
04/17/2009 — tmpressroomJune 4, 2008–
Jon Thompson to Receive The Textile Museum’s 2008 George Hewitt Myers Award
The Textile Museum has announced that Jon Thompson, one of the foremost scholars in the field of Oriental carpets, has been chosen as the 2008 recipient of the Museum’s George Hewitt Myers Award, the highest honor given 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 Thompson’s lifetime achievement and exceptional contributions to the study and understanding of the textile arts. He will be honored with the award at a Tribute Dinner on Thursday, October 16 in Washington, D.C.
