The Noble Effort to Save Lady Astor’s Robes; photos by Andre Chung, The Washington Post
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum: A Multifaceted History of Khmer Rouge Crimes
chapter by Julia M. Brennan
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Textile Conservation Advances in Practice, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2024
chapter by Julia M. Brennan
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Preservation of Clothing and Memory in Cambodia: A Collaborative Model
by Julia M. Brennan
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Teaching Preventative Conservation and Textile Treatments in Africa and Asia
by Julia M. Brennan
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Ethical Flexibility and the Principles of Preserving Genocide Clothing:
by Julia M. Brennan with Jackie Peterson-Grace, presented at North American Textile Conservation Conference 2021 (NATCC)
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Textiles of Human Tragedies: Preservation Efforts at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
May Julia M BRENNAN, KHO Chenda, CHHEANG Sokpenh, CHEAN Chetrey, PING Sreynoch, and CHOUB Sokly, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
WCG Presentation, May 6, 2021 (video)
Our Ancestors Knew Best:
Traditional Southeast Asian Textile Treatments and Their Place in Modern Conservation | editor Julia M Brennan, Linh Anh Moreau
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Ein Zarter Stoff
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July 2021, PM History and PM Fragen & Antworten
Preserving Brutal Histories, One Garment at a Time
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January 2021, The New York Times
Establishing a Collaborative and Creative Approach to the Preservation of Genocide Clothing
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Tuol Sleng, ICOM 2019
Handicrafts in Bangladesh: A Photo-Story by Julia Brennan
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November 1976
Headway with Handicrafts
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November 26, 1976, Bangladesh Times
Khmer Rouge Victims Welcome Preservation of Textiles At Tuol Sleng Museum
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January 20, 2020, CTV News
US provides grant aid to preserve S-21prison items
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January 20, 2020, Washington Post
VOA: Cambodian Museum Protects Clothing Worn by Khmer Rouge Victims
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February 18, 2016, VOA Learning English
Cambodian genocide documented in victims’ preserved clothes
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March 2, 2018, CTV News
Washington Post Home: Live Q&A Julia and Caring for Textiles on Preserving Heirlooms
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September 26, 2019, Washington Post
Washington Post Magazine: Keepsakes worth keeping: Five families on the artifacts they rescued
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September 2019, Washington Post Magazine
Washington Post: How to remove a stain from a cherished old baby sweater
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Summer 2018, Washington Post
Great and Good Friends: Exhibit, March 21 – June 30, 2018
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Spring 2018, Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles website
Julia M. Brennan Talks About Textile Conservation
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Fall 2017, SAQA Art Quilt Collector
Saving Clothing for History’s Sake
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Spring 2017, Barnard Magazine
CNLG Starts Conversation of Artifact of Genocide Victims
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Feb 2017, newtimes.co.rw
Protecting “Negative Heritage” in Rwanda
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Jan/Feb 2017, The Pennsylvania Gazette
A Walk Through Royal Fashion
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August 2016, Bankok Post
Asean Selections 2016
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August 2016, Bankok Post
Bringing an Old Batik Back to Life
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September 2015, Jurnal Wastra
Blog post and e-blast featuring Julia and CFT
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December 2015, Tissus & Artisans du Monde
The Royal Robes
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December 2015, Thailand Tatler
Thai Official Rank Robes (Sua Khrui): History, Fabrication and the Conservation of Admiral du Plessis de Richelieu’s 19th Century Robe Read the PDF
March 2014, Arts of Asia
