FROM THE EARTHLY PARADISE

"From the Earthly Paradise" is the culmination of a collaborative exhibition that facilitates the experience of mixed reality, combining different mediums and generating a winding dialogue between old and new. Displaying some of the most impressive pieces from The Muzeul Textilelor in Băița and Hărţăgani, western Romania, especially headscarves and towels, alongside hand embroidery and embellishments made by the artist Rodica-Ioana Ghilea, the exhibition reveals Romania's rich tradition in the field of textiles and decorative objects, reconfirming the appetite of artists and the public for this type of craft.

The Muzeul Textilelor collection presented here and curated by Dr. Florica Zaharia, Conservator Emerita of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Muzeul Textilelor director, features surviving examples of exquisite craftsmanship, revealing the artistic skill of the unknown makers and the world in which they were created, the early 20th century South Romania, Romania.

The exhibition explores a…