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TRC Annual Report 2013 Annual Report 2013 TEXTILE RESEARCH CENTRE LEIDEN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2013 Demonstration of weaving on a Taiwanese foot braced loom at the TRC (November 2013) Textile Research Centre Hogewoerd 164 2311 HW Leiden, The Netherlands [email protected] www.trc-leiden.nl 1 Annual Report 2013 Chairman's Comments The Stichting Textile Research Centre, Leiden Once again, TRC’s Annual Report for the year 2013 The Stichting (‘Foundation’) Textile Research Centre is a surprising document., like all its predecessors. was established in 1991 with the stated aim of Understaffed, repeatedly on a financial cliff hanger, supporting the academic research of archaeological TRC still manages to perform an ever growing host and anthropological textiles and dress. The most of activities. Its international reputation in the field of important part of our work is the building up and textile research is firmly established, a growing study of a textile and dress collection. These number of visitors find their way to the Hogewoerd, garments are available for research and exhibition scholars and students from all over the world come purposes. together to enrich and exchange their knowledge in its humble abode. The Board The board is currently made up of the following: One of our Director’s many gifts is her amazing Chairman: Prof. L. Leertouwer ability to find help when TRC needs it. The Board Treasurer: Prof. J. Bintliff wishes to deliver its warmest thanks and Secretary: Dr. K. Innemee congratulations to all those who quickly and unselfishly responded to Gillian Eastwood’s call: General board members: Prof. R. Bedaux, Mrs. V. staff, students, volunteers. In a world where Drabbe, Prof. B. Ter Haar Romeny and Dr. G. academic research is only valued when it brings in Vogelsang-Eastwood money, TRC is a shining example of research driven by passion, curiosity and devotion to the highest International Advisory Board standards. The International Advisory Board includes: Dr. Ruth Barnes (Yale University, USA); Carol Bier Nevertheless, rent, electricity and unavoidable (Berkeley, CA); Prof. J. Eicher, (University of expenses must be paid. Therefore, when while Minnesota, USA), Prof. John Fossey (Montreal reading this report, you want to share TRC’s Museum of Fine Art, Canada), Dr. Angelo Geissen enthusiasm, please consider what you can do to (Cologne, Germany); Prof. Michael Hahn (Leeds support TRC financially. The TRC’s future is at University, England), Prof. Anne Morrell stake. In the next Annual Report you will find the (Manchester, England), Mrs. Layla Pio (Amman, miracles TRC performed with your contributions! Jordan), Mrs. Widad Kawar (Amman, Jordan) and Dr. John Peter Wild (Manchester, England). Prof. Lammert Leertouwer Permanent staff Dr. Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood continues as the director of the Stichting. She is a specialist in Near Eastern textiles and dress. In addition, there are a number of other staff members who are helping with the collection, namely, Dr. Anna Beerens, Mrs. Riet van de Velde and Mrs. Else van Laere. Dr. Anna Beerens’ and Mrs. Riet van de Velde’s work includes cataloguing and maintaining all of the collection. In particular, Dr. Beerens is responsible for the Japanese collection, while Mrs. van der Velde looks after the Dutch collection. They are helped at regular intervals by Mrs. Angela Driessen-de Laat. In 2013 a number of additional volunteers started work with the TRC. These include Ms. Shelley Anderson, Mrs. Marleen Audretsch, Mr. Koen Berghuijs, Ms. Femke van der Heide, Ms. Liesbeth IJdo, Mrs. Naoko Kikuchi, Mrs. Tineke Moerkerk, Ms Ireen Tiendalli, and as a general ‘sounding board,’ Mr. F. Popp. 2 Annual Report 2013 school children to pensioners and many groups in- In addition, the TRC included students from Leiden between. Some come because they are passing by University, namely Faryaneh Fadaei (Iran) and and are intrigued by what they see in the Gallery Iliyana Bozhova (Bulgaria). In addition, we shared windows, others because they wish to study several students with Wolfgang Keller, Charity particular items or cultures. Sometimes people just Events, who are studying marketing and international come in because they think we are a shop and may event organisation (Netherlands). have that oh so special garment in their size. ***** With enthusiasm and dedication we, the volunteers, carry out this work. We enjoy working at the TRC, The TRC: Volunteers not just because textiles and dress appeal to us, but Tineke Moerkerk also because we think that the TRC is making a valuable contribution to research in this field. I also In 2013 the running of the TRC was able to take will say that we like working at the TRC because we place due to the invaluable aid of our team of learn a lot and it is seldom boring. The TRC is not numerous volunteers. Our team was enlarged with only national and international known about textiles volunteers from The Netherlands and several other and dress but also because of her hospitality. countries including Canada, Germany, Japan and Romania, as well as from the Netherlands. At the * moment there are also students on a work placement TRC visitors who have come from Leiden University. Regarding volunteers and students the TRC is visibly becoming The last few years have seen a steady increase in the more and more international. number of visitors to the TRC, both in the form of individuals and groups. Visitors are now coming Every Monday and Wednesday we have a meeting from all corners of the world (literally), including about what has happened over the last few days and Cameroon, China, Denmark, England, Ghana, what we can expect during the coming week. We Jordan, India, Lebanon, Russia, Spain, Sudan, United never know what is going to happen, but we do know States, and Uruguay. More and more people are it will be interesting and challenging, because the coming saying that they were googling for something TRC is more and more widely known. to do in Leiden while on holiday in the Netherlands, and the name of the TRC kept popping up. We volunteers are responsible for a wide range of tasks that help and support the activities of the TRC. * There are many jobs to be carried out and they never TRC Gallery seem to come to an end! Such as cataloguing objects and books, sorting out, photographing, assisting with The TRC Gallery is used to hold temporary the preparing of exhibitions, welcoming guests, exhibitions about textiles and dress. These giving guided tours, answering questions, helping exhibitions are free of charge, in order to attract as with courses, working in the shop, helping with the wide a range of people as possible. In 2013 three library, fund raising, acting as models if necessary, exhibitions were held at the TRC Gallery: and generally talking about the TRC to the outside world. A Well-Dressed Foot! Foot coverings and decoration (5th September 2012 -17th January The TRC is now an important centre for the study of 2013 textiles and dress within Leiden, the Netherlands and indeed internationally. In addition we notice our Beyond the Chador: Dress from the mountains and ‘fame’ in the form that more and more people are deserts of Iran (23rd January – 29th August 2013) coming to the TRC every week with donations for the collection in the shape of objects and books. th th What is Embroidery? (5 September - 27 January 2014) We also enable the visitors, who come from many parts of the Netherlands as well as the rest of the Further details about these exhibitions can be found below. world, to enjoy and learn about textiles and dress and their related uses and customs. Visitors range from ***** 3 Annual Report 2013 Group visits to the TRC Exhibitions TRC started in 2011 to produce a series of mini- publications for each exhibition. Most of these booklets are in Dutch and are based upon the texts Once again the number of group visits to the TRC available to the public, with added photographs. By increased considerably in 2013. These included the end of 2013 the following titles were available, various school groups, groups of various with many more planned for 2014 onwards. nationalities, notably organised by the Iranian Embassy to see the TRC’s Iranian dress exhibition Wat is Broduur? (2013) (see below), and the International Women’s Association visits, as well as individually organised Meer dan de Chador: Kleding uit de bergen family and friends groups. en woestijnen van Iran (2013) Goed geklede voet (2012) * Lotuschoenen en en gelukkige toekomst (2012) Guided Tours of TRC Exhibitions Hoofd-zaken - hoofdbedekkingen en haardecoraties voor vrouwen (2012). Voor de draad ermee!- De wereld van het Every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon at 14.00 spinnen (2011). there is a guided tour of the current, TRC exhibition. Spinners op merklappen (2011). These are becoming increasingly popular with Cheongsam! Glamour en geschiedenis visitors and we sometimes have 10 people in a tour. verenigd in een kledingstuk (2011). This may not sound many, but ten very interested Mooi gekleed Afghanistan (2011). people means lots of questions, so some of the tours Borduurwerk in de Arabische wereld take much longer than expected! But this is the TRC (2011). and we encourage questions and interest. Prins voor één dag – Turkse ***** besnijdeniskleding (2011). Badla – Borduren met zilverdraad (2011). De Thob’Ubb: de langste jurk ter wereld? TRC Shop (2011). Oya – Turkse kant: een springlevende The activities of the TRC are also supported by the traditie (2011). TRC shop. The shop sells items relating to dress and Kanga’s – Een kledingstuk voor vrouwen uit textiles, including new and second hand books, and Oost-Afrika (2011). particularly objects relating to textile production such as fibres, hand spindles, small items of weaving, and so forth.
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