Emergence of textile conservation in Sweden

Collection title

Tutankhamun's wardrobe

ID

BIB00236

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

03/01/2006

Production year

2006

Abstract

The BA Arts Center organized in 29 March 2006 an exhibition entitled "Tutankhamun's Wardrobe" : A Reconstruction of the Textiles of Tutankhamun’s Treasure, in cooperation with the Swedish Institute and the Swedish Museum of Textile History. The exhibition features the meticulously created reconstruction of the nearly 3500 years old clothes of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Speech of Margareta Ekroth-Edebo about emergence of textile conservation in Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th century and the European network for conservation, restoration and education.

Type

video

Production companies

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Conference

Personalities

• Ekroth-Edebo Margareta

Primary theme

Techniques and technologies

Credits / Cast

• Ekroth-Edebo Margareta - Speaker

Period of events

• From 1850 to 1900

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

English

Media running time

10m46