Ms Yeats, who joined the Otago Museum staff in 2015, was "very excited" to have been selected as one of 24 people from throughout the world to attend the workshop.
"I’ve never been to China before — it’s an amazing opportunity," she said.
The November workshop has been organised by the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and will be held at the institute’s International Training Centre for Conservation, at the Palace Museum.Ms Yeats said the Otago Museum provided 200 hours a year of free conservation work for other museums throughout Otago.
There was a shortage of specialised textile conservation skills in the South Island, and opportunities for professional development in this field were rare in New Zealand.
Only one international workshop of this kind was offered each year, and the international institute’s programme covered all participants’ expenses.
The funding support meant an "incredible opportunity" for conservators from smaller institutions who otherwise could not afford to attend, she said.
