I have been notified of a Congress to be held in Brussels, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21,22, entitled Lace: yesterday and today. It is to be held at the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels. Participating organizations are AFET (Association Francaise d'Etude du textile) and CIETA (Conseil INternational d'Etude des Textiles Anciens.) The talks are given in different languages, French, Dutch and English, I guess depending on the language of the presenter. It says that simultaneous interpretation may be available. A summary of each paper will be prepared in the two other languages. It seems to me that the majority of the papers that are most interesting to me are in French. The description of the many talks is three pages long but sound quite fascinating. Papers given in English will include, The Future "Lace City" in Calais by the curator of the Calais Museum, "50 years' trading in "hand made" lacework from the People's Republic of China and India", by someone who is presumably a trader, "Lace and Textiles in today's art market" by the director of Christie's textile department. "The attraction of Belgian lace for Japanese women" by the director of the Belgian tourist Office in Japan. There will also be a concert of lace songs, introduced by a talk entitled Singing in lace-making schools (French and Dutch). There are tours of the exhibit "The Industry of Refinement" and "From Reality to Fiction", another lace exhibit. In French there will be a talk about Analysis of the technical and dating problems posed by a Needlework flounce, Y. Spantidaki. Weaving, embroidery, cutting, perforation and gouche, imitation lacework in the late 18th and early 19th century.by J.P> Leclercq, Heard Curator, Fashion and Textile Museum, Paris. Lyon, Lacework and lace motifs; borrowings and quotes Examples from Lyon production. Lace in the Liturgy and in the vestments of the Catholic clergy; fashion, decoration and ideology Study of the chemical evolution of linen and cotton textiles exposed to different forms of light. A Museum in the making; the Retournac lace manufacturies museum. A Japanese private collection A Belgian private collection On the difficulty of reproducing ancient lacework in historical films Lace and contemporary art; conquests and contradictions The tulle industry. Contribution to the future of lacemaking In Dutch. The history of Kantsalat, a reflection of the fluctuating interest in lacework during the 20th century. There will also be artists, the winners of a competition, each showing their work and answering questions. It sounds great How I wish I spoke French better than I do. It would be nice if someone multilingual would go and tell us about it. The price including coffee and lunch both days is 70,00 E. contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) , Tel; 0032 (2) 741.72.57 Fax 0032 (2) 733.77.35 Devon
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