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Internship Report Final

The internship was conducted at the National Handicraft and Handloom Museum in India. The museum collects, conserves, researches, and exhibits artifacts representing humanity's tangible and intangible cultural heritage. As part of the internship, 51 textile objects were selected and sent on loan to an exhibition in Kyrgyzstan based on criteria like size, fragility, and material. The objects were photographed, documented with information like size and insurance value, and given condition reports. Conservation work at the museum included preventive techniques like using Tyvek sheeting and lining as well as curative methods such as vacuuming, ironing, and restoration.

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Internship Report Final

The internship was conducted at the National Handicraft and Handloom Museum in India. The museum collects, conserves, researches, and exhibits artifacts representing humanity's tangible and intangible cultural heritage. As part of the internship, 51 textile objects were selected and sent on loan to an exhibition in Kyrgyzstan based on criteria like size, fragility, and material. The objects were photographed, documented with information like size and insurance value, and given condition reports. Conservation work at the museum included preventive techniques like using Tyvek sheeting and lining as well as curative methods such as vacuuming, ironing, and restoration.

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INTERNSHIP REPORT

Internship Done at- National handicraft and handloom museum


MUSEUM
Non-profit, permanent institution in the service of
society and its development, open to public, which
acquire, conserves, researches, communicates and
exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of
humanity.
National handloom and handicraft museum
• One of the largest craft museum in India.
• Run by ministry of textile.
Process of museum’s collection
Sourcing of objects

Cataloguing

Accessioning

Condition report

Deaccessioning
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
• An Indian-Kyrgyzstan joint exhibition was held in
Kyrgyzstan during the visit of prime minister Mr. Narendra
Modi for SCO summit on 13 June 2019.
• Colours of weavers in central Asia.
• 14 June to 24 June 2019.
• 51 textile objects were sent from Crafts museum for
exhibition on Loan.
• Loans and temporary custody of objects.
SELECTION OF OBJECTS
• Keeping in mind details given by the Ministry of Textile
• Details – size of objects should be small
less fragile
objects should be linned and should have nefa
white marble exhibition hall
• We selected more of brocades, block prints, kalamkaris
and ikats.
• Dark coloured objects.
• Shiny objects.
• Neglected jamdanis, muslin and chikankari objects.
PHOTOGRAPHY
• Photographers were called from the Ministry.
• Photograph of each object to be sent on loan.
• Photography is done for- making a record
documentation
condition report.
DOCUMENTATION AND COSTING
• Excel sheet for costing and documentation of the
objects.
• Accession number
• Title
• Province
• Size
• Insurance Value
• Photographs
INSURANCE VALUE OR COSTING
• A textile specialist was invited from the ministry to do
the costing of the objects.
• Insurace value is given to each object.
• Insurace value is given according to
a) Age of the object
b) Type of the object
c) Type of sourcing
d) Condition of the object
Printed silver spread
(Tamil Nadu)
Insurance value-1200,000
CONDITION REPORT
• Condition report records condition of the object.
• Condition report include:
1. Date of the inspection
2. Accession number
3. Owner of the object
4. Title
5. Size
6. Fit for sending to the exhibition
7. Material
8. Physical condition
9. Picture
Conservation
There are mainly three types of work in a
museum:
• Curative conservation
• Preventive conservation
• Restoration
Facts about conservation
• Humidity and temperature
• Light
• Rotation of textiles
• Framing of textiles
Conservation

Preventive Curative
conservation: conservation :
Restoration:

 Tyvek sheet  Washing


 Rafu
 Lining  Vacuum clean

 Can -can  Ironing


Padding of body forms for display of
costumes
Costumes displayed after padding
Conservation of saree
Use of tyvek sheet
• Extensively used in the new textile gallery
• Chemical resistant, dimensionally stabilized, opaque, neutral ph,tear
resistant, water resistant
• Used on framing panels and podiums.
Vacuum cleaning
Ironing
Display of saree on roller
Scarf
Muslin
BEFORE AFTER
Foam sleeve
Final costume view
Framing of different textiles
Frames
FRONT BACK
Panels
Silk
Cotton and Wool
Display of khadi
YARNS
Dyes used
Loom
Thankyou !

Presented by:
Trapti Singh
Suveen Kaur
Neha

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