Publications
& Writing
Kayla presenting poster at 2025 NATCC in Banff, Canada.
Peer Reviewed & Conference Work
Silvia-Winokurzew, Kayla & Phuntsok, Tenzin. Conservation of Polyurethane-coated Textiles from the Apollo Space Program — Poster presented at the 15th Biennial North American Textile Conservation Conference (NATCC), Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum — 2025
Silvia, Kayla and Giaccai, Jennifer. Investigations into Adhesive Treatments of a Confederate Spy Balloon — Post print of the American Institute for Conservation’s (AIC) 52nd Annual Meeting — 2024
Articles & Blog Posts
Silvia, Kayla. Preserving a Pilot’s Legacy: Conservation of Bud Anderson’s Flight Jacket — Blog, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum — 2025
MTS Staff. Museum Textile Services Magazine Issue 9 — Magazine, Museum Textile Services — 2021
Silvia, Kayla. How a Natural Disaster saved an Historic Dress— Blog, Museum Textile Services — 2021
Silvia, Kayla. Modern Materials in Textile and Costume Collections— Handout, Museum Textile Services — 2020
Silvia, Kayla. The Challenges of Caring for Modern Materials— Blog, Museum Textile Services — 2020
Silvia, Kayla. Conservation of a 19th-Century Pictorial Embroidery— Blog, Museum Textile Services — 2020
Silvia, Kayla. Upholstery and tapestry, part 1: Oh my!— Blog, University of Glasgow, UK — 2019
Smith, Emma, Catic, Eva, Chen, Chaunce, Goldstein, Andrea, and Silvia, Kayla. Placements 2018: Part 1— Blog, University of Glasgow, UK — 2018
Silvia, Kayla. Washing Textiles: More complicated than you thought— Blog, University of Glasgow, UK — 2018
Silvia, Kayla. Decoding Sherman’s Flag and conserving a Historic Treasure— Blog, Smithsonian National Museum of American History — 2015