Cleveland Museum of Art was one of the first to have open access images! And we’re doing some interesting things with AI for alt-text generation www.clevelandart.org/open-access

Bookings are now open for the Royal School of Needlework's first ever conference, “Stitched Together: Needlework Research and Making”! Join us at Hampton Court Palace on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 August, either in person or virtually. Find the conference schedule and tickets here: bit.ly/3FUc4kB

On this day I offer you a cute boy covered in kittens. Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.

Green Tara c. 1260s, Central Tibet 📷The Cleveland Museum of Art

This year's Surridge Prize winner is Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social for her essay "'Penitential and Self-Mortifying': Mourning Crape in Fashion" in VR 49.1. It was judged "impressively wide-ranging" with an argument "eminently transportable." Congratulations, Sarah! muse.jhu.edu/issue/51172

Gobsmacked and pleased!

You are invited! April 25: Join us for the Material Intelligence virtual symposium on hair! We have an incredible panel of artists and scholars. Share with hairstylist friends! Free to all. Register at link below #academicsky #fashionsky

Apparently it is also Gloria Steinem’s birthday today. Was happy to contribute to this piece for @glamour.com that reflects about her style and feminism (and be quoted alongside THE Dianne von Furstenberg). Happy 91st birthday Ms Steinem! www.glamour.com/story/gloria...

Submitted the manuscript and pattern diagrams for Eighteenth Century Women's Dress last night! Now I have to finish getting photography ...

Gorgeous! Unfortunately made with a synthetic coating that will eventually degrade, likely becoming sticky and discolored. #plasticconservation #fashionconservation

114 years ago today the Triangle Fire killed 146 people, mostly young women. In the face of tragedy, labor activists organized. In my piece for @satevepost.bsky.social I talk about how their demand for Bread and Roses shaped the labor movement. 🗃️ www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/03/comm...

So delighted to announce we have become the new custodians of the Devonshire Collection of Period Costume @falmouthuni. It is one of the largest private collections of historic dress in the UK, including this ruffle hemmed 1820s dress amongst thousands of others. Exciting times #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

My eye clocked that, too. Oy vey.

I knew that the structural pink gown in Schiaparelli’s recent collection reminded me of something and it reminded a this. Balenciaga’s 1950 evening dress with similar but embellished bodice and layered tulle skirt #museumatfit #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

I'm sorry, WHAT?! A new piece of the Bayeux Embroidery has been found?! OMG!

Can't believe we are still doing this. Such a stupid question that showcases how much this reporter has no understanding in fashion politics, while Zelensky is a master at that. Here something I wrote about it a few years ago: www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-hist...

At a great workshop yesterday the need for quantitative data on heritage for policy makers was being discussed. A number of people said "we all know the number of Tigers in the world, but we don't know the number for endangered heritage" which reminded me of this > www.academia.edu/1763717/Then...

The algorithm has me pegged indeed. Just bought these gorgeous boots. #edwardian

Just passed my dissertation defense, no revisions. ✨✨✨ #drscaturro

#art #arts #artlovers #artmuseums #painting #paintings #museum #museums Jackie Curtis and Ritta Redd (Alice Neel). Located at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The Blue Feather 1917 William J Edmondson Cleveland Museum of Art

Thrilled to say that the Royal School of Needlework is hosting its first ever academic conference, in conjunction with @pasoldresearchfund.bsky.social! Here is the call for papers for “Stitched Together,” which will be held on 21-22 August at Hampton Court Palace. Please share!

Related to that last boost: Even if you don't think you have access to JSTOR through a school or local library, you can still make a no-cost "personal account" that lets you read up to 100 articles without paying anything. support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/art...

Dissertation submitted. Now off to Hangzhou for work.

We’ve got five stellar paid internship opportunities in our conservation department, varied levels from undergraduate/pre-program to graduate, working with objects, paintings, or frames. recruiting.ultipro.com/CLE1004CMA/J...

Fashionable camouflage for precarious times - my MA research in the news! amp.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...

In case you're curious, there's a whole special issue of The Journal of Cultural Heritage dedicated to scientific studies on the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. From dendrochronology to chemistry to archaeology, there's a wealth of amazing work here: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour... #MedievalSky

Sometimes I look back at my old work place and realize just how weird it all was.

The stuff underneath the mannequins in that fashion exhibit you just visited…. #fashionconservation #cmaconservation

Christine Sciacca has been studying a particular type of decorative repair that uses embroidery techniques: www.academia.edu/6433363/_Sti...

What a lovely book mend.

Free virtual conference opportunity! Join Ki Culture for the Second International Climate Control Conference, 4-5 December. Learn more and register: kifutures.com/internationa...

Kim Kardashian shouldn't have worn Marilyn Monroe's dress to the Met Gala in 2022. But in some instances, wearing historic fashion makes sense, argues veteran conservator @saruzzza.bsky.social in this fascinating interview substack.com/home/post/p-...

New book out! Routledge History of Fashion and Dress, ed. with Dr. Vincent Dubé-Senécal, full open access, over 30 contributors. Please share widely www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi....

One of the masterpieces in our collection is on a rare loan to @metmuseum for our #africaandbyzantium exhibit we co-organized. Icon of the Virgin and Child, Egyptian, 500s CE, slit-and dovetail-tapestry weave, wool, 1967.144 #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.144

Textile with Fall Leaves, possibly by Astrid Sampe, Sweden, c. 1952 #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.79

Coptic textile in tapestry weave, 500s, Egypt, #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.73

Paracas mantle, Cavernas style, 300 BCE - 300 CE #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.226

Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground. Iran, Safavid, 1600-1750. #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.22

Raoul Dufy’s “Coquillages” #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.558

Today Is #askaconservatorday !!!! Check out our team in action, answering all those hard hitting questions. www.instagram.com/reel/CzL3yPi...

Some wonderfully staged scenes inside the Hay-McKinney mansion with Western Reserve Historical Society’s incredible collection of fashion. This is all the work of ONE (1!) woman, the curator Patty Edmonson who serves as curator, dresser, conservator, collections manager, educator…..

There’s always something wonderful in the Cleveland Museum of Art conservation labs! Like this photo from Malick Sidibé www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.247

Ancient basketry techniques from 9500 years ago created shoes not too dissimilar from modern day espadrilles!! www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/s...

Knowing by Sensing: How to Teach the History of Smell Inger Leemans, et al, The American Historical Review, Volume 128, Issue 3, September 2023, Pages 1251–1264, doi.org/10.1093/ahr/... academic.oup.com/ahr/article/... 🗃

Tickets now available for CMA’s free virtual symposium “Picturing Women at Work in the 19th C.” held in conjunction with our Degas and the Laundress exhibition. Features @addressingart.bsky.social www.clevelandart.org/events/lectu...

Last call for my latest Claire McCardell-inspired sewing pattern! This versatile jacket is based on the bias cut of McCardell’s jackets and bodices from the late 40s through the 1950s. It’s available when you join Cashmerette Club, but only through 9/30. Visit Cashmerette.com for details.

Loving this reproduction gilded pastiglia frame we made for a gorgeous 15th century cassone panel. Our technician matched the coppery tone perfectly! #cmaconservation