Subject Guide Cultural Anthropology of Textiles

• Emil-Figge-Bibliothek
• New additions
• Information for Academic Staff
• Seminar für Kulturanthropologie des Textilen
• Full texts
  • Dortmunder Materialien zur materiellen Kultur
    Online publication series of the Institute of Cultural Anthropology of Textiles, TU Dortmund
• Open Access in the Cultural Anthropology of Textiles
  • What is Open Access?
  • Berlin Declaration
• Subject portals and link collections
  • Linksammlung des Faches
    Link collection of the Institut für Kunst und materielle Kultur, TU Dortmund
  • Netzwerk Mode - Textil
    Current Information on exhibitions, conferences and new publications in textile, dress, and fashion research
• Special libraries
  • Lipperheidesche Kostümbibliothek (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
    The Lipperheide Costume library is the world's greatest special collection on the cultural history of clothing and fashion
  • Online-Katalog der Bibliothek Abegg-Stiftung
    The library of the Abegg foundation collects literature on the arts and the history of the arts from the ancient world to the early 19th century. The catalogue comprises new additions since 1994
  • Textilbibliothek St. Gallen
    The library of Textilmuseum St. Gallen collects media on textiles and on the related subjects arts and creation
  • Arthur D. Jenkins Library of Textile Arts (Textile Museum, Washington DC)
• Associations, institutions and societies
  • Fachverband Textilunterricht
    The Fachverband was founded in 1975 and is an association of students and teachers of the subject , including extraordinary members, enterprises, galleries and artists
  • Gesamtverband Textil und Mode
    The Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry provides information on the German textile and clothing industries
  • European Textile Network
    Geographic and thematic routes, opening up European textile regions for virtual and real cultural tours (trails)
  • ICOM Costume Committee
    The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume
  • Gesellschaft für Historische Waffen- und Kostümkunde
    Founded in 1896, the "Gesellschaft für historische Waffen und Kostümkunde" is a forum for all interested in the history of weapons, fashion and textiles
  • Costume Society of America
    The web site of the "Costume Society of America" provides information on conferences, symposiums, prizes awarded as well as the contents of the journal "Dress"
  • Costume Society of Great Britain
    The web site of the "Costume Society" provides information on events and prizes awarded as well as the contents of the journal "Costume"
  • Textilmuseen - Museen mit Textilien
    A list of European museums which are devoted to textiles or contain relevant collections
• Special Subject Collections
  • Collections in the science of arts, musicology and dramatics

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