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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF LACE?

Are you planning to travel and to visit an exhibition or take part in a workshop or course?
Please check before you visit!!

You can choose from the following countries:
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA

BELGIUM

11 Nov - 18 Dec 2010

International Lace Competition for Youngsters

organised by 'Kant in Vlaanderen' (Lace in Flanders)

Theme 'Nature'

ages 7-12, 13-18

Entry form and rules: www.kantinvlaanderen.be

Antwerp
Permanent exhibition

Eglise St. Charles Borromée, Hendrik Conscienseplein 10
open: Wednesdays: 10-12 and 14-16
tel. +32 32313751
e-mail gverbist@versateladsl.be

Turnhout

27 Oct-6 Dec

Exhibition: Origin and Development of Turnhout Edging

Taxandriamuseum, Begijnenstraat 28, Stadhuis/Erfgoedhuis, Grote Markt 1, Turnhout

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CANADA

Sooke, BC

16-18 March 2010

Knox Presbyterian Church Hall, 2110 Church Road,

Spring Lace Getaway

Info: nrog@shaw.ca

DENMARK

Tonder

1 April-30 Dec

Exhibition: Tonder lace, to be worn on the head or around the neck, dressed dolls from 1850-1950, gold embroidery on headgear from the area west and northwest of Copenhagen

Drøhses Hus, Storegade 14, 6270 Tønder

Info:74 72 49 90 www.museum-sonderjylland.dk

Tonder

4-6 June 2010

Tonder Festival

exhibitions, workshops, lectures,sales stands with antique lace, books, patterns, yarn, bobbins, computer program Saturday evening banquet

Info: www.kniplings-festival.dk

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FRANCE

Retournac
Musée des Manufactures de dentelles, 14 avenue de la gare -
tel. 04 71 59 41 63
www.ville-retournac.fr
organises various exhibitions:

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GERMANY

Abenberg

5 April-20 Dec

Exhibition of Gold and Silver Lace together with historical information about lacemaking in the region of Abenburg since the sixteenth century

11.00-17.00

Lace Museum

Burgstrasze 16

91183 Abenberg

www.museen-abenberg.de

Bad Hinderlang

8-11 April 2010

28th Lace Congress

Competition: 'Three Corners'

Info: www.deutscher-kloeppelverband.de

Unna-Stentrop (near Dortmund)
Freizeitstätte Haus Stentrop
Bobbin Lace Courses
Info: Das Klöppelnetz, Martina Wilter-Kampmann
Bergstr. 49, 58739 Wickede (Ruhr)
tel. +49 2377 913734
www.das-klöppelnetz.de

Nordhalben
Lace School Nordhalben, Klöppelschule 4
International lace collection
Lace courses (also for children)
Info: tel. +49 9267 375
fax +49 9267 914049
www.kloeppelschule.de

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IRELAND
Dublin

2-6 December

National Crafts & Design Fair

RDS Dublin

Info: www.rds.ie

Belfast

27 June 2009 - 24 Jan 2010

Exhibition: Through the Eye of a Needle'

18 & 19 century embroidered pictures, needlework samplers, Irish lace

Tu-Fri 10.00-16.00 Sat/Sun 11.00-1600

Entrance: £6

Ulster Folk & Transport Museum

Info: www.nmni.com

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ITALY

Como

4th European Competition for a Bobbin Lace 2011

Educational Silk Museum

Theme based on a wooden printing block belonging to the Museum collection.

Open to residents of EU and Switzerland

Info & Entry form: www.museosetacomo.com

Sansepolcro

11 Sept - 15 Nov

XIV International Lace Biennial

Theme: The beauty of the body and the beauty of the soul

Cultural Centre

Info:www.biennaleinternazionaledelmerletto.org

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JAPAN

Tokyo

Exhibition: The Evolving Lace

Gallery Kubota, 2-7-11, Kyoubashi, chuoh-ku,

10.00-19.00

Info: http://members3.jcom.home.jp/kinglacemaker

Kobe

9-11 July 2010

14th OIDFA World Lace Congress

Exhibitions, lectures, General Assembly, sales, competition - theme: Weddings, workshops prior to and tour following Congress

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NEW ZEALAND

Invercargill

16-18 April 2010

AGM & Conference

Ascot Park Hotel, Corner of Tay Street & Racecourse St

Lace Exhibition at Southland Museum & Art Gallery, Workshops, 4 competitions, Demonstrations & activities, suppliers

Info: www.lace.org.nz

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THE NETHERLANDS

Amsterdam
'Old Dutch lace'
Rembrandt House Museum, Jodenbreestraat 4
www.rembrandthuis.nl

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UNITED KINGDOM

Solihull

5 December

National Christmas Lacemakers Fair

10.00 - 16.30 Exhibition: Lace on the Loose’ from the Museums Luton collection, suppliers, lace organisations exhibitions

Cranmore Park, Cranmore Avenue, Shirley

Info: www.lace-making.com

Worcester

9-11 April 2010

Lace Guild Congress

Charles Hastings Education Centre, Worcester Royal Hospital

Info: www.laceguild.demon.co.uk

Urchfont, Wilts

14-21 Aug 2010

Lace Guild Summer School

Traditional Laces, Tatting, Contemporary Lace Textiles

Urchfont Manor

Info: www.laceguild.demon.co.uk

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USA

Washington, DC
On-going

Behind-the-scenes lace tours and public lace making demonstrations at the Smithsonian Institution

The behind-the-scenes lace tours at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC are again being conducted on a monthly basis. Shown are examples of early 17th through 20th century lace from the Textile Collection. Lace making tools, portraits displaying lace, conditions of the lace makers and other links to social and historical events are also discussed.

The free tours are given on the fourth Thursday of every month from 10 am to noon except November, December and Federal Holidays. Reservations are necessary, as a maximum of 8 people can be accommodated. Please call 202-633-3826 to sign up or e-mail Karen Thompson at karenhthompson@att.net

Lace making demonstrations are conducted by members of the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild in the public area of the American History Museum from 1-2pm after the lace tours.

Costa Mesa, Southern California

12 - 15 Feb 2010

4th Annual Winter Lace Conference

Workshops in Beds, Tonder, Milanese, Withof, Idrija, and two dimensional silk flowers.

Info: belis92645@aol.com

Philadelphia

24 Sept 2009 - 3 April 2010
Exhibition: Lace in Translation

Exhibition of contemporary work exploring the intersection of luxurious hand-craftsmanship with modern mass production

Mon-Sat

free admission.

Info: www.laceintranslation.com

Cartersville, Georgia