Met museum donates textiles to Romanian museum, showcasing global traditions
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York gave over 1,800 textile pieces to the Textile Museum in Băița, Romania, and fifty of these items are now on display at the National Museum of Art of Romania in Bucharest.
The exhibition, titled “Celebrating The Met,” presents textile traditions from around the world alongside examples of Romanian textile heritage. Organizers designed the display to emphasize the links between materials, techniques, and cultural expression.
The Textile Museum in Băița, founded in 2017, holds a collection of more than 14,000 items related to traditional textile production. Dr. Florica Zaharia, who founded the museum, previously led textile conservation at The Met for 13 years of her 28-year career there. The Bucharest exhibition also introduces the plans for the future International Textile Research Centre in Băița, signaling the museum’s continued growth. Visitors can view the exhibition until January 31, 2027.
