I had been looking forward for some time to visiting the new (opened in 2008) Textile Museum in downtown Oaxaca in a beautifully restored old colonial building. I was quite disappointed to find that the textiles were all from Guatemala! I had expected older textiles from Mexico.
I found later that they don't focus on Mexican textiles, but have exhibitions of textiles from all over the world. Great for Oaxacans but not all that good for tourists.
And on top of that the rooms were dark (as usual in a textile museum) which made photo taking difficult.
Many pieces were contemporary and the type I usually see on my travels to Guatemala. This one however was beautifully embroidered and very striking.
Then there was a room full of work by a modern textile designer using Guatemalan textiles. I was not impressed. The ring above is huipils cut up and sewn around an inner tube.
I'll let you figure out this one.
Two huipils cut and sewn on something.
Back in the main collection...a huipil from Nebaj.
The small blanket on the left is worn around the waist by men in Solola, near Panajachel where I stay. They also carry the bags on the right. Contemporary clothing.
They teach dyeing and weaving at the museum and some recent dyed yarn was displayed in the back.
I had been looking forward for some time to visiting the new (opened in 2008) Textile Museum in downtown Oaxaca in a beautifully restored old colonial building. I was quite disappointed to find that the textiles were all from Guatemala! I had expected older textiles from Mexico.
I found later that they don't focus on Mexican textiles, but have exhibitions of textiles from all over the world. Great for Oaxacans but not all that good for tourists.
And on top of that the rooms were dark (as usual in a textile museum) which made photo taking difficult.
Many pieces were contemporary and the type I usually see on my travels to Guatemala. This one however was beautifully embroidered and very striking. 
Then there was a room full of work by a modern textile designer using Guatemalan textiles. I was not impressed. The ring above is huipils cut up and sewn around an inner tube.
I'll let you figure out this one.
Two huipils cut and sewn on something.
Back in the main collection...a huipil from Nebaj.
The small blanket on the left is worn around the waist by men in Solola, near Panajachel where I stay. They also carry the bags on the right. Contemporary clothing.
They teach dyeing and weaving at the museum and some recent dyed yarn was displayed in the back.
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