International HERITEX-HUB Workshop «Textile Heritage Research and the Future»
International HERITEX-HUB workshop
Textile Heritage Research and the Future
Reflecting on the Role of Historical Textiles for Society, Economy, and Sustainability
20-21 March 2025
University of Warsaw (PL)
Day 1 (20/03/2025)
Faculty of Archaeology – Room 212 (First Floor)
09:00 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:20
Welcome and Opening of the Workshop
10:20 – 10:40
Introducing COST Innovator’s Grant HERITEX-HUB – Building a Heritage-Based Knowledge Hub to Empower the Green Transition in Textiles and Fashion
Francisco B. Gomes (UNIARQ/ SHA – University of Lisbon, PT), Paula Nabais (LAQV-Requimte/ NOVA School of Science and Technology, PT), Agata Ulanowska (Faculty of Archaeology – University of Warsaw, PL) and the HERITEX-HUB Collective
10:40 – 11:00 – Q&A and Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00
Session 1 – The Fabric of Current Textile Heritage Research in Europe
11:00 – 11:20
Introducing the HERITEX-HUB Survey of Textile Heritage Research Institutions in Europe
Margarita Gleba (University of Padova, IT)
11:20 – 11:35
Textiles as part of the activities of the Archaeological Museum in Biskupin
Magdalena Przymorska-Sztuczka (Biskupin Archaeological Museum, PL)
11:35 – 11:50
The Textile Research Centre
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood (Textile Research Centre, NL)
11:50 – 12:05
Centre International d’Étude des Textiles Anciens
Annette Schieck (Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld, DE)
12:05 – 12:20
ARTEX – The Hellenic Centre for Research and Conservation of Archaeological Textiles
Christina Margariti (Hellenic Ministry for Culture; ARTEX, GR)
12:20 – 12:35
The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage of Belgium (KIK-IRPA)
Judith Goris & Griet Kockelkoren (KIK-IRPA, BE)
12:35 – 13:00
The Textiles Working Group of the ICOM-CC
Deepshikha Kalsi (Textile Conservation Studio, IN)
LUNCH BREAK
14:30 – 15:30
Session 1. The Fabric of Current Textile Heritage Research in Europe (cont.)
14:30 – 14:45
The Centre for Textile Research – University of Copenhagen
Elsa Yvanez (Centre for Textile Research – University of Copenhagen, DK)
14:45 – 15:00
Textile archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology – University of Warsaw
Agata Ulanowska (Department of Aegean and Textile Archaeology – University of Warsaw, PL)
15:00 – 15:15
Arts and textiles at the University of Zielona Góra
Patrycja Wilczek-Sterna (University of Zielona Góra, PL)
15:15 – 16:00 Q&A and Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:40
Round Table Discussion 1: Where do we go from here? Affirming the relevance of Textile Heritage for Society
Discussants: Francisco B. Gomes & Agata Ulanowska
16:40 – 17:20
Round Table Discussion 2: What do we need to get there? Mapping the resources and know-how for applied Textile Heritage research
Discussants: Paula Nabais, Margarita Gleba
17:20 – 17:30
Final Remarks and Closing of the First Day
Day 2 (21/03/2025)
Faculty of Archaeology – Room 212 (First Floor)
09:00–10:00
Registration
10:00 – 11:00
Round Table Discussion 3: Towards a White Paper on the Future of European Textile Heritage Research and Its Impact on Society
Discussants: Francisco B. Gomes, Paula Nabais, Agata Ulanowska & Marie-Louise Nosch
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30
Practical Session: Mapping the ‘White Paper on the Future of European Textile Heritage Research and Its Impact on Society’
12:30 – 12:45
The Fabric of Current Textile Heritage Research in Europe – Additional Talk
The Heritage Department of the University of Antwerp
Natalia Ortega Saez (University of Antwerp, BE)
12:45 – 13:00
Final Remarks and Closing of the Workshop
16:00
Guided Tour of the Campus of the University of Warsaw and the Museum of the University of Warsaw
