http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk Information relating to the proposed closure of the Textile Conservation Centre in Winchester Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:47:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Andrew Napier at the Southern Daily Echo THE Government has refused to intervene over the threatened closure of the world-renowned Textile Conservation Centre in Winchester. The centre trains most of the world's fabric conservation experts and among the historic textiles it has preserved have been the topsail of Nelson's HMS Victory, ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2008/07/22/trying-to-weave-future-for-centre/ The online petition created by Mandy-Jane Patterson has closed with over 3300 signatures and has received a response from the Prime Minister's Office.  The response posted to the site is: We received a petition asking:  "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to keep the Textile Conservation Centre open." Details of Petition: "The Textile ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2008/07/14/government-response-to-the-petition/ The Vice Chairman of the Danish Society for Textile History posted a response to a post on the International Institue for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works blog.  It seems to sum up the views of many in the field: TENEN – The Danish Society for Textile History – assembled for general ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2008/05/03/the-danish-society-for-textile-history/ From Nell Hoare MBE FMA FIIC at the Textile Conservation Centre BACKGROUND The Textile Conservation Centre (TCC) was founded by Karen Finch OBE in 1975 and from then until 1999 it was based in premises at Hampton Court Palace. The TCC merged with the University of Southampton in 1998 and in 1999 it ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2008/04/16/update-on-the-tccs-position-april-2008/ BBC South Today report on the Textile Conservation Centre closure posted on YouTube here http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2008/04/09/bbc-south-today-textile-conservation-centre/ From Tehmina Goskar at Past Thinking Conservation has been high in my thoughts recently. Largely through my current work with ICOMOS-UK (International Council on Monuments and Sites UK) I have been exposed to the vicissitudes that affect the preservation and interpretation of our heritage, whether they are the ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2008/03/14/why-close-the-textile-conservation-centre/ The online petition set up by Mandy-Jane Patterson to petition the PM to keep the Textile Conservation Centre open has received its 2800th signature. This is up from the just over 2100 announced by the Southampton Echo in December.  http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2008/01/14/petition-gets-its-2800th-signature/ From the Guardian Unlimited Arts by Maev Kennedy Threat of closure hangs over a world famous centre for historic textiles, where recent projects included conserving the topsail of Nelson's HMS Victory, a unique set of Victorian painted canvas stage scenery - and Freddie Mercury's imitation leather trousers. News that Southampton University has ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2007/12/07/fragile-future-for-textile-conservation-centre/ From the Daily Echo by Andrew Napier A CAMPAIGN to save a threatened conservation centre in Winchester is attracting national support. A petition on the Prime Minister's website against the closure of the Textile Conservation Centre has garnered 2,171 names. The petition was sparked by a Daily Echo's exclusive story last month, since ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2007/12/06/petition-over-textile-centre-draws-2171-names/ From the Wessex Scene Online The Textile Conservation Centre (TCC) based at Winchester School of Art (WSA) is to close its doors in 2009, the University of Southampton has recently announced. The decision will mean the loss of all jobs and courses across the centre, and has prompted one student to petition ... http://textileconservationcentre.co.uk/2007/12/04/tcc-blues/