Oxford Asian Textile Group
In 1995 Dr Ruth Barnes initiated the founding of the Oxford Asian Textile Group (OATG) with the specific aim of making the Oxford textile collections better known to the specialist and the interested public.
Oxford has a number of unusual and important collections of textiles from Asia and the Islamic world. Within the University both the Ashmolean Museum and the Pitt Rivers Museum have major holdings: in the Department of Eastern Art in the Ashmolean Museum there are more than 3,000 textiles from all Asian cultures, while the collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum are likely to number twice as many.
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What does the Group do?
OATG offers an annual programme of events including lectures, study visits and seminars and covers a wide range of subjects from the technical aspects of textiles to the delights of traditional costume. A particular emphasis is given to the cultural context of textiles and dress.
OATG also publishes a newsletter, Asian Textiles, three times a year. This includes reports on key collections worldwide as well as much information about national and international textile events.
You do not have to be a specialist to become a member, everyone with an interest in the subject is welcome. As well as the more serious events we also aim to have light hearted occasions from time to time when you might even have a chance to wear some item from your collection.
Current Committee:
The current OATG committee comprises:
| Chairman | Dr Ruth Barnes |
| Newsletter Editor | Nick Fielding |
| Treasurer | Helen Adams |
| Membership Secretary | Joyce Seaman |
| Programme Coordinators | Rosemary Lee, Fiona Sutcliffe |
| Website Manager | Pamela Cross (supporting committee member) |