OATG Events Programme
The Oxford Asian Textile Group (OATG) annual programme includes a number of talks on a wide variety of textile related topics. Some lecturers are from the UK and some are specialists from overseas who are visiting England and enjoying some time in Oxford. Unless otherwise stated the talks take place in The Pauling Centre, 58 Banbury Road, Oxford starting at 5.45 p.m. with refreshments from 5.15 p.m. Visitors welcome (£2). No booking necessary.
Detail, Hmong (Miao) baby carrier, Guizhou, S W China - Pitt Rivers Museum 2000.35.1 |
©THE PITT RIVERS MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD |
Study visits are also arranged to museums and textile centres in Oxford and elsewhere, often to see material that is not on public exhibition. Sometimes we are fortunate enough to have the collector of the items, the researcher or the curator, to throw new light on the fabrics. Inevitably numbers must be restricted on these study days.
Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 5.30 p.m.*
The Newberry Collection of Near Eastern and Middle Eastern Embroideries at The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Lecture by Frances Pritchard, Curator, Textiles at The Whitworth Art Gallery
*Note earlier start of talk at 5.30 p.m.
Monday 19 April 2010 at 2.00pm
Visit to the Haslemere Museum (78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA)
Freda Chapman, the Museum's textile expert, will talk on textiles from their Russian, Palestinian and Uigher collections. This is also an opportunity to view the Museum's other holdings. The visit will be followed by afternoon tea.
Numbers limited to 15. Cost £15.
The Haslemere Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA
is easily reached by road or rail. Details will be sent nearer the date to those who sign up for the visit.
It is planned to meet for lunch in Haslemere beforehand.
For booking and further details please contact programme information
More information about forthcoming events is given in the OATG's magazine Asian Textiles, which comes out in February, June and October.
9 December 2009. Members of OATG being given a special tour of the new Textile Gallery at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford by its curator, Dr Ruth Barnes (standing, right). |