Mar 22, 2017

Experts at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25.

: Recently preserved tapestries are displayed in an exhibit at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: A woman walks through an exhibit of tapestries at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: Recently preserved tapestries are displayed in an exhibit at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: Recently preserved tapestries are displayed in an exhibit at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: Conservation projects are in progress in the Textile Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: A map tapestry is displayed at an exhibit in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: A fragment of a Barberini tapestry that was damaged in a 2001 fire is carefully preserved at the Textile Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: A woman looks up while browsing an exhibit of tapestries at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: A fragment of a Barberini tapestry that was damaged in a 2001 fire is carefully preserved at the Textile Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: A fragment of a Barberini tapestry that was damaged in a 2001 fire is carefully preserved at the Textile Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: A conservator reveals some pieces of a Barberini tapestry that were damaged in a 2001 fire at the Textile Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

: Recently preserved tapestries are displayed in an exhibit at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Experts at the cathedral just spent 16 years sprucing up its super-size wall hangings with a labor-intensive process that uses dental probes, tweezers and other tools. Now the historic house of worship is inviting the public to enjoy the fruits of its labors. An exhibit called “The Barberini Tapestries, Scenes from the Life of Christ” runs through June 25. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Tapestries at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York

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