Conference on Textiles

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Symposium 97
"Fabric of an Exhibition: An Interdiscplinary Approach"
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
September 22 to September 25, 1997

You are invited to attend the first biennial North American Textile
Conservation Conference, Textile Symposium 97, Fabric of an
Exhibition: An Interdisciplinary Approach, hosted by the Canadian
Conservation Institute, Department of Canadian Heritage, to be held
in Ottawa, Canada, from September 22 to September 25, 1997. The
symposium will include original papers, posters, demonstrations and
tours relating to the successful exhibition of textiles. This
four-day symposium is designed to bring curators, designers,
conservators and other museum professionals together to address
these issues.

Formal papers will be presented, during the first three days, in the
main 400-seat auditorium of the National Gallery. Simultaneous
translation in English or French, the two official languages of the
symposium, will be offered. The adjacent Tour Group Lobby will furnish
space for the poster sessions and provide a central location for coffee
breaks.

On the last day of the Symposium, there will be demonstrations of
practical and innovative techniques, equipment and materials used
for the conservation and exhibition of textiles, as well as tours of
the collection holdings and conservation facilities at the Canadian
Museum of Civilization, the treatment and research facilities at the
Canadian Conservation Institute, and Laurier House, an historic site
operated by Parks Canada.

Information concerning the symposium is available through the CCI
Web site at: <a
href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/cci-icc/english/events/events.htm">http://www.pch.gc.ca/cci-icc</a>
Tourist information for Ottawa is available at: <a
href="http:/www.tourottawa.org/index.html-ssi">http:/www.tourottawa.org/index.html-ssi</a>

    Christine Bradley, Textile Symposium 97
    Canadian Conservation Institute
    1030 Innes Road
    Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0M5

Jan Vuori

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