Wrestler's trousers from Iran (zurkhaneh), Tabriz, late 20th century, with buteh motifs (TRC 2000.0025). For a TRC YouTube film, click on the illustration.Since the start of the corona pandemic in early 2020 the TRC has tried to use a wide range of media to continue its work and tell people about the fascinating world of textiles. Apart from a long series of blogs, which are published on the TRC website and on the TRC Facebook pages, we are also using direct mailing via our Newsletter, and a TRC Instagram account.
A new medium we are exploring further is YouTube. We are going to publish a series of short films on various subjects, ranging from TRC exhibitions, brief talks about specific objects in the TRC collection, informal lectures on specific subjects etc., and all of this on a special YouTube channel.
Chinese tiger hat, 20th century (TRC 2021.20360). For a TRC YouTube film, click on the illustration.We do so, not only to reach our audience, but also to help our volunteers, many of whom are students at Leiden University and elsewhere, to gain experience in as many aspects of curatorial work as possible. The TRC YouTube channel can be accessed here.
We uploaded three short films made by Augusta de Gunzbourg, who recently graduated from Leiden University (MA in Asian Studies), and who made a film introducing the past, present and future of the TRC; about the current paisley exhibition at the TRC, and about the recent donation to the TRC of a collection of Chinese tiger hats. Enjoy!
