Peru 2010

The seventh year of our Ancient Peruvian Textiles Workshop saw some familiar faces, a new work space, and a change at the helm. Canadian conservator Sarah Confer returned for the third straight year, this time as an Instructor. Together with fellow instructor Angela Pacheco, six Canadian and American students, and five Peruvian students, the 2010 team traveled 1000 kilometers and conserved ten archaeological textiles all in ten days. To learn more click here.

Peru 2009

Museum Textile Services was pleased to complete the sixth year of our Ancient Peruvian Textiles Workshop in January, 2009. Nineteen students participated from Peru, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, and Norway. To see photos from each of our past workshops please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/patina_green/sets/.

Click here to view a short Powerpoint presentation about natural dyes from Chincheros, Peru.

Peru 2008

Seven North Americans and seven Peruvians participated in the 2008 workshop. The North Americans began with an excursion to see the Shipibo Indians of Coronel Portillo in the Peruvian central Amazon. We had a private weaving and spinning demonstration and spent a night in the village. During our twelve hours on the Ucayali river we were treated to glimpses of river dolphins, sloth, and countless exotic birds. See photos at http://flickr.com/photos/patina_green/sets/72157603848219445/.

When we returned to Lima the full group began an intensive week of conservation at our donated work space at the Museo de Sitio Huallamarca. We stabilized and mounted twelve textiles from Huaca Malena and Huallamarca. At the same time we prepared a new exhibition for the Huaca Malena Museum featuring more than forty textiles, mummies and mummified heads conserved by us over the last five years. Please take a virtual tour of the exhibit in the Past Exhibitions sections of our Exhibitions Page

"I think the gift you bring to Peru with this workshop is undervalued. It is a wonderful experience and gives the participants an opportunity to give where there is a real need."
- Peggy Whitehead, student 2005 & 2008

"You present a wonderful program that improves each year - you deserve recognition and praise for your classes, enthusiasm and ability to organize daunting tasks that all of us feel proud to be a part of."
- Cynthia Little, student 2005 & 2006

Click here to read Camille’s article A Peruvian-American Conservation Collaboration.