SKILLS AND SECRETS OF MASTER WEAVERS

Baroque tapestries from Ptuj Castle in the light of their creation and preservation

Visiting exhibition of the Ptuj - Ormož Regional Museum

Would you like to know how the precious woven tapestries were created, what materials they are made of, and how they are repaired and preserved at the museum?

This exhibition on the skills and secrets of master weavers invites you to touch and create. It takes you into the world of fibers (silk, linen, cotton, wool, synthetic) and their origins, weaving techniques, and the making of natural dyes.

It is dedicated to the fortieth anniversary of the first textile conservation and restoration workshop in Slovenia and the one hundred and thirtieth anniversary of the Ptuj - Ormož Regional Museum.