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Ancient Textiles from the Andes

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Dates:29 March 2019 - 15 September 2019
Times:All day
What is it:Exhibitions
Organiser:The Whitworth
Who is it for:General public
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This is a rare opportunity to see ancient Andean textiles of this quality and size exhibited in the UK. Through a major loan from the collector Paul Hughes, alongside pieces from the Whitworth, textiles from c300BC to c1400AD are on display. As well as celebrating breath-taking achievements in textile technique and design, this show explores the complexities of their transition from local ritual to a wider international stage. Vitally, acknowledging the human origins of these objects (from tombs and often from bodies themselves) they are part of a programme of debate about ethics, how objects are contextualised and the impact of conservation on how we understand them.

29 March – 15 September 2019 Image: Andean textile. Courtesy: Paul Hughes Collection

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