International HERITEX-HUB Workshop “Shaping the EU Green Transition in Textiles and Fashion with Cultural Heritage”
International HERITEX-HUB Workshop
Shaping the EU Green Transition in Textiles and Fashion with Cultural Heritage
9-10 September 2025
The University of Bergen’s Brussels Office,
Rue Guimard 9, Brussels (BE)
PROGRAMME
Tuesday, September 9
13:00 – 13:20
Welcome to Brussels Charlotte Eide, Head of Office, UiB Brussel
13:20 – 13:40
Introducing COST Innovators Grant HERITEX-HUB – Building a Heritage-Based Knowledge Hub to Empower the Green Transition in Textiles and Fashion (IG19131)
Francisco B. Gomes (SHA – University of Lisbon; HERITAGE-HUB Action Chair), Paula Nabais (NOVA School of Science and Technology; HERITAGE-HUB Action Co-Chair) & Prof. Agata Ulanowska (University of Warsaw, HERITEX-HUB Grant Holder Scientific Representative)
13:40 – 14:00
EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles
Mikael Garellick & Ilona Lelonek Husting (European Commission, DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Unit Textiles, Food and Retail)
14:00 – 14:10
Q&A
14:10 – 14:30
A textiles practitioner in the Policy Innovation Space
Alice-Marie Archer (Policy Lab UK)
14:30 – 14:40
Q&A
14:40 – 15:00
PolicyPilot: Building Policy Literacy Bridges in the Fashion and Apparel Industry
Sofie Johansson (Parsons School of Design, New York)
15:00 – 15:10
Q&A
15:10 – 15:30
Unlocking EU Opportunities: National Contact Points as Your Guide to Horizon Europe
Kristina Kockova (NCP Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry, Space) at hub.brussels)
15:30 – 15:40
Q&A
15:40 – 16:00
Coffee and free discussion
Wednesday, September 10
09:00 – 09:10
Welcome and Coffee
09:10 – 09:30
Linking family history and EU policy
Prof. Marie-Louise B. Nosch (University of Copenhagen, The Saxo Institute)
09:30 – 09:50
How can history inform a new circular infrastructure for textiles in the EU?
Else Skjold (Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation)
09:50 – 10:00
Q&A
10:00 – 10:20
Pedro Gonçalves (The European Apparel and Textile Confederation EURATEX, Policy Officer, Innovation & Skills)
10:20 – 10:30
Q&A
10:30 – 10:50
A Brief Introduction to Textile Heritage Research: Insights from the EuroWeb Network and Beyond
Paula Nabais, Francisco B. Gomes & Agata Ulanowska
10:50 – 11:00
Q&A
END of ONLINE PROGRAM
11:00 – 11:45
Break & Refreshment
11:45 – 12:45
Internal Workshop “In what ways can Cultural Heritage contribute to a Green Transition in Textiles and Fashion in the EU?”
Moderation: Hana Lukesova (University Museum of Bergen)
12:45 – 13:00
Summing up & Farewell
ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
Hana Lukesova (University Museum of Bergen)
Francisco B. Gomes (UNIARQ – Centre for Archaeology of the University of Lisbon; School of Arts
and Humanities of the University of Lisbon)
Paula Nabais (NOVA School of Science and Technology; Department of Conservation and Restauration)
ORGANISATION:
University Museum of Bergen (NO)
The full programme for the workshop is available here .