Sep 23 2008
TCC Update September 2008
From Nell Hoare, Director of the TCC
The last update about the future of the TCC was widely circulated in late spring 2008. It is now timely to provide a further bulletin on the progress of efforts to find a future for the work of the internationally renowned Textile Conservation Centre
The TCC joined the University of Southampton in 1998, since when its staff have achieved much success. Such were their achievements that the University identified the TCC as one of its 14 ‘centres of special excellence’.
However, after an extended review and long consideration the University decided, in December 2007, to close the TCC at the end of October 2009. Those unfamiliar with the background can find more information at www.textileconservationcentre.soton.ac.uk.
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