News
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Karen Thompson joins the staff of the Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History
Posted on 21st September '11
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Princess Royal opens Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History
Posted on 11th February '11
HRH The Princess Royal officially opened The Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History at the University of Glasgow today (Wednesday 9 February).
Founded by The Textile Conservation Centre Foundation (TCCF) and the University of Glasgow the new teaching and research facility – the only resource of its kind in the UK – succeeds the Textile Conservation Centre at the University of Southampton which closed in 2009.
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Future for the Textile Conservation Centre's work at Glasgow University
Posted on 24th March '10
Preserving the fabric of the nation’s treasures for future generations, a new textile conservation centre is to be established at the University of Glasgow.
The Textile Conservation Centre Foundation (TCCF) and the University of Glasgow have agreed to found the new teaching and research facility – the only resource of its kind in the UK – in the University’s Robertson Building.
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Discussions on the future of the TCC's work continue
Posted on 22nd February '10
The TCC Foundation Trustees are still in detailed discussions with a UK university about key TCC activities being developed there.
It is hoped that an announcement can be made shortly. The aim is for two Masters programmes to begin in September 2010. These would be a two year programme in textile conservation and a one year programme in the history of textiles and dress.
Please watch this space for more news....
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Successful outcomes of TCC tapestry research reported to the sector
Posted on 22nd February '10
A dissemination event took place on 10th February 2010 to mark the end of an inter-disciplinary tapestry monitoring research project undertaken by researchers at the Textile Conservation Centre and the University of Southampton’s School of Engineering Sciences.