Room after room is filled with marvellous colour, amazing patterns, exquisite craftsmanship and Mayan culture. Too much to show you more than a tiny fraction. These are shots I made with a handheld camera in available light. No flash allowed.
The Textile Museum is small enough to enjoy without strain and it’s very well laid out. Lights go up when you enter a room, then dim again when you leave. The Guatemalan floor has many, many pieces to admire, but there is another floor with even more (and different) subject matter. Right now there are rooms about storytelling on fabric and displays of contemporary art in textile, done by Métis designers.
Would you like to see a bit more Guatemalan colour?
Just look at the loom! Really just some pieces of branch. Using such simple means, weavers are able to create fine, brilliant designs. The top end of the loom is tied to a tree trunk or similar support while the weaver holds the bottom and works her wonders.