Wednesday 13th December 2017 at 7pm
A talk by Bernhard and Erika Bart
Bernhard and Erika from Switzerland have their own project to revitalise the art of silk brocade weaving “Songket”. They will talk about their work, research, and the culture in which they live.
Photos of them have been on the front page of the Jakarta Post with the headline “Bernhard Bart and Erika Dubler: Unconditional Love for Songket.”
They are bringing textiles to show us.
Wednesday 22nd November 2017 at 7pm A talk by Helen Mears Colonel James Henry Green assembled a pre-eminent collection of textiles, photographs, notes, books and diaries from the northern hill states
Wednesday 25th October 2017 at 7pm A talk by Ali Istalifi Ali gave the successful lecture on Central Asian Ikat at the Brunei Gallery SOAS ‘World Ikat Textile Symposium’ in 2016. He was born in Afghan
Wednesday 27th - Friday 29th September 2017 Itinerary includes the Abegg Shiftung (Details on request)
