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2010 Ancient Peruvian Textiles Workshop
Date: January 12-22
Location: Lima , Peru
Cost: $1300 per person
Museum Textile Services is pleased to announce that the 2010 Ancient Peruvian Textiles Workshop will take place from January 12-22 in Lima , Peru. The theme of the workshop is Animal Iconography. We will document, conserve and mount pre-Columbian textiles from the collection of the Huaca Huallamarca Museum and Huaca Malena Museum. Prior to the start of classes we will make a three-day excursion down the South Coast to see animal-related sites in Nazca and Paracas including the Nazca lines and the Islas Ballestas.
This course is geared toward museum professionals and others with museum sensibilities and excellent hand skills who want to learn about textile conservation and pre-Columbian cultures while visiting Peru . Past students have included conservators from all disciplines, archaeologists, weavers, historians, and textile aficionados ranging in age from college students to retirees. To see photos from past years please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/patina_green/sets/ .
The course cost is $1300 per person. This includes up to eleven nights of double-occupancy accommodation, ground transportation, tuition, and guides. Single rooms may be available upon request at a higher cost. This fee does not including airfare to and from Peru , return transportation to the airport after the course, lunches, or dinners. All Peruvian students will receive a scholarship for free tuition.
Please email Camille Myers Breeze at mtsworkshops@gmail.com for an application form or for more information. The deadline for receipt of applications is October 15, 2009.

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