Research and communication

Textile history

The CIETA Vocabulary

New individual editions of the English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese vocabularies are available for download in the page «CIETA Vocabularies». They form the basis for the new online vocabulary that now integrates the definitions in the different languages, technical drawings and also photographs.

Online vocabulary

Technical Courses

In our Technical Courses, scholars acquire a method of analysis for the weave structures of historic textiles, and learn to use the terms defined in the multi-lingual…

Technical Courses

Calendar

10.02.2022 - 29.05.2022
Modebilder – Kunstkleider. Fotografie, Malerei und Mode 1900 bis heute

15.10.2021 - 05.03.2022
Dior

09.10.2021 - 30.01.2022
Antonio’s Dream: A Joumey through Art and Textiles

Calendar

Congress 2021/22

The 29th CIETA congress, originally planned for 2021, will be held at the National Museum, Zurich (Switzerland) in September 2022.

You can find more information and the preliminary programme in the Congress page.

Information

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THE CIETA BLOG

Join us for a lively exchange – CIETA members are invited to send us their news from the world of textiles!

28/01/2021 Departure from the Musée des Tissus de Lyon
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26/01/2021 The Textile Museum Journal Interview Series
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09/12/2020 The Textile Museum Journal
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11/11/2020 Nubian Textiles database
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02/11/2020 International Conference of Dress Historians
Curation and Conservation: Dress and Textiles in Museums more...

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