Open seminar "Historical Textiles: Revive, Resist, Reimagine". (ENG)
11.09.2026 10:00 / Narva Castle
Event overview
On 11 of September during Europe Heritage days 2026 Narva Museum is hosting an open seminar "Historical Textiles: Revive, Resist, Reimagine".
During the event the talks will be focusing on sharing diferent experiences engaging with historical textiles, places of textile production and symbolism of textiles from the viewpoint of designers, curators, museum professionals and community organisers.
We invite anyone who is interested in local history or fibre arts.
The seminar will be taking place in Narva castle Reconditorium from 10.00 to 13.00.
Event will be held in English.
Free entrance. No prior registration needed.
Seminar is part of the Erasmus+ project „FABRIC“.
The project is co-financed by the European Union under Erasmus+.
Program
- 10.00-10.15 Coffee, registration of participants, welcoming speeches
- 10.15-10.30 Jaroslavna Nazarova (Narva Museum) – “Short history of textile design in Kreenholm”
- 10.30-11.00 via Zoom: Aljona Movko-Mägi (EKA) – “Exhibition “From Sketch to Printed Fabric”in NART”
- 11.00 – 11.30 Anne Raud (Narva Museum) – “Project of open repository for Narva industrial heritage”
- 11.30 – 12.00 Yuliia Khlystun (Narva Museum) – “Symbolis on textiles in church art”
- 12.00-12.30 Rünno Kulver and NoDi design students – „Using Kreenholm patterns in souvenir design”
- 12.30 – 12.45 Florentina Costea (Comunitatea Armana din Romania) - "Weaving the past into fashion"
- 12.45 -13.00 Final questions, finishing speeches
