Iris Van Herpen: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory

Описание: Explore behind the scenes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory, where objects in the collection and exhibition loans are expertly conserved. In this video, Sarah Scaturro, conservator in The Met's Costume Institute, offers a close look at two Iris Van Herpen dresses.

Featured Objects:
Iris Van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984). Dress, fall/winter 2013–14. Polyurethane resin, iron filings, cotton, metal. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2015 (2016.13)
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

Iris Van Herpen (Dutch, born 1984). Dress, fall/winter 2013–14. Silicone, cotton, metal, synthetic, glass. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2015 (2016.14)
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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Credits:

Director: Kate Farrell
Producer: Sarah Cowan
Editor: Sarah Cowan
Cameras: Kelly Richardson, Stephanie Wuertz
Lighting: Dia Felix
Production Assistant: Skyla Choi
Original Music: Austin Fisher

Produced in partnership with Google Arts & Culture