Rajiv Surendra Tours The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art : Tweed

When Rajiv visits a museum, he’s often inspired by objects and art that somehow have an influence on his everyday activities and pursuits. Today Rajiv goes behind-the-scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute with Associate Collections Manager Marci Morimoto to take a close look at a tweed bicycling suit from the late 1800s. Featuring: Cycling suit, 1896–98. American. Wool, leather, silk, linen, cotton. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Mr and Mrs. Morton Sultzer, 1979. (–d). © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York For more information on Rajiv’s friend Deborah and her handwoven cloth, please visit