From 2002, the head of the conservation department in Den Gamle By, Karen Woer has been the first conservator with special responsibility for textiles. Her employment gave a welcome boost to the large collec-tion of historical dress and textiles of the museum. This seminar will focus on different aspects of textile conservation, from restoration and the invention of new techniques to the mounting of historical dress and textiles for exhibition.

Regarding research, collecting and exhibition, the collection of dress and textiles has had special attention from the very founding of Den Gamle By, 1909. Until 2018, just four curators have had special responsibility for this special collection. In the 1920s, an important increase of the collection occurred. From 1860 until the 1920s, the local Aarhus Museum existed and from the very start, all sorts of items were collected including historical dress and textiles. In 1926, the historical items were incorporated in the collections of Den Gamle By.

10:00-10:30: Registration. Fruit, coffee and tea.

10:30-10:45:Welcome and presentation of textile conservation in Den Gamle By, Tove Engelhardt Mathiassen, social anthropologist, weaving teacher and curator.

10:45-11:15:Annemette Bruselius Scharff, Lecturer at the School of Conservation in Copenhagen: “A presentation of the programs at the School of Conservation in Copenhagen”, KADK (The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation).

SEMINAR: ON TEXTILE CONSERVATIONVenue: Den Gamle By • Viborgvej 2 • DK-8000 Aarhus C • Denmark

Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademis Skoler for Arkitektur, Design og Konservering

PROGRAM:

11:15-11:45:Anders Henk, textile conservator, MSc, Conservation Centre Vejle: “Swelling-Solvent drying-Lubrication with Lanolin. The examination of a method for the conservation of air-dried archaeological woolen textiles from waterlogged environments.”

11:45-12:30: Introduction (10 minutes) and post-view in the exhibition, From the Queen’s Wardrobe, which closes September 9. Of the 12 exhibition rooms, eight will still be visible. Read more: https://www.dengamleby.dk/from-the-queens-wardrobe/

12:30-13:30: Lunch

13:30-14:15:Kristin Phillips, Principal conservator of textiles, Artlab Australia. “Conserving Damage. Clothing worn by Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi at the time of their assassinations” and “Sheer Hell: The display of 20 Paolo Sebastian dresses at the Art Galley of South Australia in 2017.”

14:15-14:45Coffee/tea/cake.

14:45-15:15:Maj Ringgaard, textile conservator, PhD, MSc, The National Museum of Denmark. ”Conservation and display of 70 modern dresses by the Danish designer Erik Mortensen for the exhibition “I am Black Velvet...” at Designmuseum Danmark.”

15:15-15:45: Anna Sparr, textile conservator, MA, The Royal Danish Collec-tions: ”Traces of a craftsperson. Identification of amateurs and different groups of professionals by investigating their skills and choice of methods and techniques. An investigation of ten fine purses from The Royal Danish Collections, dating from the time of king Frederik III (r. 1648-1670).”

15:45-16:15: Discussion and THANK YOU.

Send your registration to Ditte Kröner: dte@dengamleby.dkNo later than August 31st.Price: 260 DKK.Includes lunch, two coffee breaks and free entrance to Den Gamle By.Account: Danske Bank 4387 3627 456 557 or MobilePay 46967.Mark your payment, Seminar Sep. 10.

We can accommodate dietary requests as long as we are informed in advance.

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