Hello, after my experience people working in the textile department of museum haven't any idea about lace or lacemaking. And how could they in their professional education lace doesn't exist. Therefore it is difficult first to discuss the subject with them and second they will not loose their image to know more than normal people does. That's in my opinion why they held their precious things away from us. Here in most museums with textiles the directors are men and aren't interested in textiles. It was a very hard work to bring one of the ladies I had the chance to discuss about lace from time to time to put in a big textile exhibition also lacy things. And to give the chance to visit the textile department, for money, and could see some of the laces. Also under a high tech microscope. But meanwhile she left HH and the quarrel starts again. In another museum I could come to the responsible lady as often as I want and see the laces, fans and so on but just for her and my fun and nothing more. She had retired about four years ago. And the place haven't given to a new person, because of money problems. So the fun is over.
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