For those planning to attend the tapestry symposium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art related to "Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry" http://www.metmuseum.org/~/media/Files/Exhibitions/2014/PieterCoecke_ExhibitionPrograms.pdf Please note that this will be "Hotel Week NYC" and there are special rates at some hotels. Please see http://www.njfpr.com/hotel-week/#hotel-week Mary W. Ballard Senior Textiles Conservator Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute 4210 Silver Hill Road Suitland, Maryland 20746 Tel 301-238-1210 Fax 301-238-3709