Carmen Tórtola Valencia, Dancer and Collector

A talk at the Centre de Documentació i Museu Tèxtil de Terrassa explores the life of Carmen Tórtola Valencia, dancer and textile collector. The session, led by Paula Estapé, a History of Art graduate, delves into Valencia's biography and her extensive collection of pre-Columbian, Coptic, French, English, and Spanish pieces, alongside exotic textiles from China, India, and Japan. Textiles were central to her artistic creation, influencing both her stage costumes and the decoration of her personal spaces, defining her eccentric diva persona.