Art textile galleries

Built for tapestries, quilts, historic garments, and fiber art.

Textile works are the most fragile category most galleries handle — and the least well-served by generic gallery software. Aurelian's textile module gives you the fields, workflows, and condition reporting your program actually needs.

Textile-specific fields on every record

Fiber & weave

Silk, wool, linen, cotton blends. Weave structure, thread count, loom type where relevant.

Dyes & stability

Natural vs synthetic, known fugitive dyes, light-fastness notes for display planning.

Mounting & display

Velcro strip, magnet mount, tension frame, hanging rod, mannequin — recorded per piece.

Condition at intake

High-res photos of front, back, and detail areas. Notes on losses, repairs, staining, insect damage.

Storage & environment

Recommended humidity, temperature, and light limits for each piece; rotation intervals for display.

Provenance & maker

Maker, region, date range, known collections, exhibition history — all searchable.

Consignment and loan workflows

Textile programs run heavy on consignment and museum loans. Aurelian tracks agreed loan periods, condition reports at intake and return, and per-consignor commission — with photo-backed evidence at every stage.

FAQ

What makes textile art different to track from paintings?

Textiles are more sensitive to light, humidity, pests, and handling. Condition tracking needs richer fields — fiber, weave, dye stability, mounting method — and photographs at multiple resolutions.

Do you support tapestries and historic garments together?

Yes. Custom fields per item type let you record loom type for tapestries, pattern and construction for garments, and shared conservation notes across everything.

Can I run textile consignment through the platform?

Yes — per-consignor commission, agreed loan periods, condition reports at intake and return, and payout tracking are all built in.

Purpose-built for textile programs.

Move off spreadsheets and generic gallery tools that were never designed for fragile, condition-critical work.