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T K F
GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG
DER TEXTIL - KUNST - FORSCHUNG
ABOUT US
 
 

The
Austrian Society for Textile-Art-Research
“Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Textil-Kunst-Forschung (TKF)“
was founded as a non-profit association in Vienna in 1982.

Their aim is to enhance the research and deepen the knowledge of the textile arts and to publish recently achieved results. Over the past years a large number of symposia and international conferences on ethnological textile arts and oriental carpets were held, numerous releases were published, and corresponding projects have been met with both advisory and financial support from various museums. In particular, TKF co-operate with UNESCO, the museum of ethnology “Museum für Völkerkunde”, the museum of natural history “Naturhistorisches Museum” in Vienna and the applied arts university “Universität für angewandte Kunst” by both advising students and supporting them financially.

Here are a few examples of events and topics presented either in autonomy or in collaboration:

  • 2008
     Excursion to Budapest
    Excursion to Schallaburg
    Journey to Armenia together with Georg Telfeyan
    Exibition „Gewebt & Geknüpft III“ – Schloß Aschach/Linz with lecture by P. Hoffmeister (D), Dr. M. Klimberg (A), S. Jansen (D), and A. Boralevi (I)
    Foitl führt durch seine Sammlung im Museum für Völkerkunde
     Prammer Collection im Pergamonmuseum Berlin
    Völkerkundemuseum Wien – presentation of Foitl Collection, lecture, publication
    Hofburg- the Haus Besim presents the Belutsch-Collection Walter incl bookpresentation
  • 2007:
    Crusaders exhibition “Kreuzritter” including a lecture relating to carpets at Schallaburg castle
    “Benin” show at the re-opened Völkerkundemuseum Wien (ethnological museum in Vienna)
    Presentation of the Dr. Foitl Collection at the re-opened Völkerkundemuseum Wien (museum of ethnology in Vienna)
    “IV. Textil & Kulinarium” (4th Textiles & culinary art) – unknown pieces from private collections
    Symposium „26th Meeting of Dyes in History and Archeology“ (DHA26) at Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Museum of Natural History in Vienna)
  • 2006
    Symposium in Linz (in co-operation with the museum of arts Lentos):
    Kelim and modernity – an encounter at the Lentos
  • 2005:
    Lectures: Naga Textiles (a people in Eastern India)
    Central-Asian Textiles from the Altai Mountains and the Taklamakan Desert
    Bogulan Mud Cloths from Mali
  • 2004:
    Symposium (in co-operation with the museum of natural history “Naturhistorisches Museum” in Vienna): Hallstatt – Textiles Show at Schloss Aschach castle by river Danube: Woven & Knotted II – Antiquity – Carpets from Upper Austrian Private Ownership
    Lectures: Replica and Forgery – Theodor Tuduc the master forger
    Unpublished pre-historic Textiles from Pazyryk

TKF organizes at least four events annually:

Scheduled for 2009:

  • Februar 28th: General assembly in Vienna
    Supporting program with guided tour through the Foitl Collection and lectures
    Foitl guides through his collection in the museum
  • March: "Fälschung, Kopie und Pseudowissenschaft" - program day in Vienna.
  • April at Schallaburg - "Napoleon" (Dr. Pfaffenbichler) - lecture about french tapestries.
  • Mai/June in Salzburg - program day with exibitions and lectures
  • September 12th - 13th at Stift Admont - liturgical textiles from the treasue chamber
    (planned) lectures about liturgical textiles in Christianity, Judaism and Islam
  • November - programm day in Vienna

Scheduled for 2011:

  • June - ICOC STOCKHOLM

The members of TKF will be invited personally to the events.

... what TKF offers to their members:
  • professional lectures of international experts
  • guided visits of exibitions
  • access to private collections
  • visits of museum depots
  • discussions and exchange of views about specific fields
  • information about corresponding exhibitions, conferences and symposiums
  • reduced prices on appropriate literature
The TKF-activities are mainly focussed in the area of Vienna, Linz, Graz and Lower Austria;
from 2008 also in the area of Salzburg and Tyrol.
Austrian Society for Textil-Art-Research -Harlanderstrasse 35 - 3100 St. Poelten - E-Mail to: