Barbara Margaretić was born in Dubrovnik in 1982. She earned the title of professor of history and ethnology at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is employed at the Dubrovnik Museums, the Ethnographic Museum. The area of her professional work focused on the study of traditional textile material and clothing, jewellery and the changes in their use and valuation in the wider community until today. Barbara actively strives to follow modern theories and methods of conservation and restoration of textile materials, and to apply them in museum practice when preserving and presenting materials. She is the author and co-author of several exhibitions and accompanying catalogues. Email: barbara.margaretic@dumus.hr