Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2016

The annual European Textile Forum took place from 7-13 November 2016. This year the focus was ‘mistakes’, the unintended consequences in textile manufacture or preservation that reveal more about the artefact, the techniques used and its makers than a ‘perfect’ piece could do. The programme was rich...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Heather Hopkins
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: EXARC 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/e1a8ea901ad64aeeb29b8fceea4a24c8
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:e1a8ea901ad64aeeb29b8fceea4a24c8
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e1a8ea901ad64aeeb29b8fceea4a24c82021-12-01T14:42:32ZConference Review: European Textile Forum 20162212-8956https://doaj.org/article/e1a8ea901ad64aeeb29b8fceea4a24c82017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10295https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956The annual European Textile Forum took place from 7-13 November 2016. This year the focus was ‘mistakes’, the unintended consequences in textile manufacture or preservation that reveal more about the artefact, the techniques used and its makers than a ‘perfect’ piece could do. The programme was rich in practical experiments, making use of the conference and laboratory facilities. There were lectures, workshops, roundtable discussions and a day’s visit to the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum (RGZM) in Mainz. The forum is a place where academics, professionals, re-enactors, skilled amateurs and novices can meet to present new ideas and findings, compare notes, advise, reflect and learn new skills. The European Textile Forum is a proving ground for new theories in a friendly environment, organised by Katrin Kania and Sabine Ringenberg. Delegates could stay the length of the conference, a couple of days or use day passes to visit as they wished.Heather HopkinsEXARCarticletextileworkshopnewest eragermanyreviewMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2017/3 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic textile
workshop
newest era
germany
review
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle textile
workshop
newest era
germany
review
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Heather Hopkins
Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2016
description The annual European Textile Forum took place from 7-13 November 2016. This year the focus was ‘mistakes’, the unintended consequences in textile manufacture or preservation that reveal more about the artefact, the techniques used and its makers than a ‘perfect’ piece could do. The programme was rich in practical experiments, making use of the conference and laboratory facilities. There were lectures, workshops, roundtable discussions and a day’s visit to the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum (RGZM) in Mainz. The forum is a place where academics, professionals, re-enactors, skilled amateurs and novices can meet to present new ideas and findings, compare notes, advise, reflect and learn new skills. The European Textile Forum is a proving ground for new theories in a friendly environment, organised by Katrin Kania and Sabine Ringenberg. Delegates could stay the length of the conference, a couple of days or use day passes to visit as they wished.
format article
author Heather Hopkins
author_facet Heather Hopkins
author_sort Heather Hopkins
title Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2016
title_short Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2016
title_full Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2016
title_fullStr Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2016
title_full_unstemmed Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2016
title_sort conference review: european textile forum 2016
publisher EXARC
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/e1a8ea901ad64aeeb29b8fceea4a24c8
work_keys_str_mv AT heatherhopkins conferencerevieweuropeantextileforum2016
_version_ 1718404968483913728