Cotsen Textile Traces Colloquiu: Tracing Wiener Werkstätte Textiles: Welcoe + Wiener Werkstätte and their Archives – FESCH.TV

FESCH.TV INFORMIERT:

Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection houses more than 300 Wiener Werkstätte textiles. The
Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshop (1903-1932), was a key participant in the development
of modernism, with its textile and fashion divisions and the establishment of branches in Berlin,
New York, and Zurich.

This three-day virtual colloquium (April 21-23, 2022) brought specialists, young professionals,
and students together, presenting and discussing a range of topics about Wiener Werkstätte,
including their preservation, global export, and positioning within modernist textile theory.

Welcome and introduction:
Lori Kartchner, curator of education, The George Washington University Museum and The
Textile Museum, Washington D.C.
Gerald Bast, rector, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Marie-Eve Celio-Scheurer, academic coordinator for the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center,
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.
Régine Bonnefoit, professor of Art History and Museology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Panel 1:
Wiener Werkstätte Textiles and Their Archives
Moderated by Régine Bonnefoit, professor of Art History and Museology, University of
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Lara Steinhäußer, curator of the Textiles and Carpets Collection, MAK—Museum of Applied
Arts, Vienna, Austria
Ursula Graf, art historian, Archives Backhausen, Klosterneuburg, Austria
Marie-Eve Celio-Scheurer, academic coordinator for the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center,
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.
Caitlin Condell, associate curator & head, Drawings, Prints & Graphic Design, Cooper Hewitt,Smithsonian Design Museum

The views and opinions expressed by program speakers do not necessarily reflect the policies or positions of the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, or its partners.