Once we created an interactive with furs and leather. We simply used small hinged boxes. On the outside of the lid was a question (and in some cases a picture of an uniform or a dress) and inside was the raw material that could be felt. We used cotton, wool, rabbit fur, fox fur, feathers, dear, and cow.

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Hi,

Do any of you have had any experiences with textiles exhibitions? what sort of educational props/hands-on materials/interactive exhibits have you developed? We are about to open an exhibition on prehispanic textiles and we would like to know more about other people's experiencies, especially on the educational ground.

I saw a wordeful exhibit at Albuquerque's Art Museum two or 3 years ago about american indian textiles. As somebody said before we don´t need to reinvent the wheel so any of you willing to share ideas please write back.

Any comments or thoughts would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Carla Ferrari

Programas Educativos

Museo de Arte de Lima

Lima - Peru

www.museodearte.org.pe

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