Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will complete the second phase of a tapestry conservation project that will result in the treatment and reinstallation of eight 16th-century Flemish tapestries that visually dominate the museum's Tapestry Room. In addition to cleaning, structural stabilization, and the attachment of new backing support and hanging systems, the museum will introduce a display rotation schedule and newly designed wall attachment systems, as well as a new pulley attachment system to improve future handling of the tapestries. The conservation of the tapestries and the preservation of theTapestry Room installation will be an essential component of the museum's ongoing commitment to preserve and maintain the collection "for the education and enjoyment of the public forever.