Join Dr. Isabella Rosner, Curator of Textiles at the Royal School of Needlework for this special talk that explores the history of the Royal School of Needlework’s history, current work, and collection. In this talk, Isabella will survey the history of the RSN’s Collection and explore several key pieces in it, including a 7th-century Coptic weaving to 21st-century Chinese silk painting.

The RSN has been the international centre of excellence for the art of hand embroidery since 1872. Based at the magnificent Hampton Court Palace, south-west London, it offers a thriving education program for everyone from beginner to degree level and teaches onsite and online across the globe. The RSN Collection includes intricate hand embroidered works, as well as a range of non-embroidered costume and textiles spanning more than ten centuries. The RSN’s renowned Embroidery Studio creates stunning bespoke embroidery for fashion, art and royalty, as well as expertly restoring and conserving valuable and historical embroidered pieces.

This event is free and open to the public.

Cosponsored by the Loeb and the Art Department.