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Summer Symposium Textile Kultur Haslach 2026: RETHINKING TEXTILE WASTE

The international Summer Symposium TEXTILE KULTURE HASLACH 2026 takes place under the motto "Rethinking Textile Waste". It revolves around current issues related to overproduction and recycling, questions the handling of fast fashion and production waste from the textile industry, and focuses on ideas that view waste as a valuable resource.

Successful ACTIVITIES WEEK around International Museum Day in Haslach

The Action Week for International Museum Day at the museums in Haslach once again offered a wide range of successful events centered around culture, encounters, and shared experiences. With a diverse program, fascinating insights, and many enjoyable moments together, the start of the new museum season was celebrated successfully.

ACTIVITIES WEEK to mark International Museum Day at the Haslach Museums

The museums in Haslach will kick off the new season at the start of May and are offering a varied programme to mark International Museum Day, which runs from 1 to 10 May. A wide range of events are taking place across Upper Austria, which can be found in the Upper Austrian Museums Association’s calendar.

OPEN CALL: Arist Residency in Haslach 2026

The Textile Centre Haslach, in cooperation with the European Textile Network ETN, is announcing an artist-in-residence program for one person each in the following three areas from August 5^th – 14^th 2026:
- Tufting
- Jacquard weaving on TC1/TC2 looms
- Jacquard weaving on an electronically controlled, industrial loom

International Symcraft Network Meeting as part of ETN Summer Jumble, 18–21 July 2025

The European Textile Network (ETN) is an international community of textile creators, designers, educators and researchers that brings together professionals from across Europe at large conferences and smaller symposiums. As an associated partner, ETN is also part of the Symcraft project.

Field Trip Recap: Exploring Textile Production in the Mühlviertel

Last week, students from the department textil.kunst.design from the University of Art and Design Linz took a field trip to the Mühlviertel region to visit local textile companies. Once known for its rich linen tradition, the area now hosts a wide range of textile production. From rope making and traditional weaving to bedding and even fire hose manufacturing, there was a wide range of textile techniques to discover.

Summer Symposium Textile Kultur Haslach 2025

The TEXTILE KULTUR HASLACH summer symposium will take place between 14 July and 1 August 2025. After a year's break, Haslach will once again be transformed into a hotspot for textile enthusiasts from near and far. You can expect a wide range of exhibitions, an extensive programme of courses, numerous supporting events and, of course, the international weavers' market with Faserzone.

Selected Artists - Artist in Residence in the Textile Centre Haslach

From 6 - 15 August 2025, the Textile Centre Haslach, in cooperation with the European Textile Network, is once again offering artists the opportunity to realise their individual projects as part of an Artist in Residence residency.

The jury has now selected the following artists from around 40 applications:

◾ Batchimeg Bayaraa, MN: Dobby Weaving
◾ Tomoyo Tsurumi, JP/GB: Jacquard weaving - power loom
◾ Amy Lewis, NL: Jacquard weaving - TC2
◾ Lisa Stollnberger, AT: Tufting

Vielseitiges Programm in der Aktionswoche Internationaler Museumstag 10. - 18. Mai 2025

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Mit Anfang Mai starteten die Haslacher Museen wieder in die neue Saison und bieten gleich zu Beginn ein buntes Programm! Anlässlich der Aktionswoche zum Internationalen Museumstag, die von 10. - 18. Mai stattfindet, gibt es mehrere Veranstaltungen für Jung und Alt.

Recordings // Mist! Rethinking textile waste - Network meeting at the Textile Centre Haslach

Under the motto ‘Mist! Rethinking textile waste’, a large network meeting took place on Friday, 14 March 2025 at the Textile Centre Haslach, to which representatives from industry, crafts, design and universities were invited. Here you can find the recordings of all lectures.