Conservation Cart Talk | Behind the Scenes of Delighting Krishna

Name: Conservation Cart Talk | Behind the Scenes of Delighting Krishna
Start: 2025-08-08T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-08T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Highlights

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm

1 hour

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20560

Date & Location

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm (EDT)

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20560

1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States

About the event

Conservation Cart Talk | Behind the Scenes of Delighting Krishna

Cost: Free; no registration or tickets (walk-up only)

How do you safely display massive, centuries-old textiles? Join art conservator Jenifer Bosworth to explore the conservation treatment and mounting of pichwai paintings in the exhibition Delighting Krishna: Paintings of the Child-God. See removed patches and photos from the treatment process and explore the materials Jenifer used to protect these delicate works while on view. Don’t miss this chance to explore the behind-the-scenes work that helped bring Delighting Krishna to life.

Image: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Photo by Nancy Hacskaylo

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