Vlisco: The Story of Wax Print Textiles

Discover the surprising connections between the Dutch textile company Vlisco and Javanese craft traditions, rivalries between Dutch and English textile manufacturers to establish export markets during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the influence of wax print technologies in West and Central African fashion. The installation highlights three new textiles gifted by Vlisco to the MFAH collections. Beck Building, Lower Level.