Please note: Activities will be held at The Textile Museum and The Phillips Collection.

Friday, October 15

7:30-9:00 pm
Opening Reception
The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Enjoy light refreshments and a preview of the new exhibition Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats, featuring over sixty robes, dresses, cradle covers and more from the outstanding collection of ikats donated to the museum by collector Murad Megalli in 2005 and 2009.

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Saturday, October 16

9:00 am
Coffee and Registration
The Phillips Collection Auditorium, 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, D.C.

9:30 am
Welcome
Maryclaire Ramsey, Director, The Textile Museum

9:45 am
Morning Program

All of a Piece: Ikat Design and the Central Asian Aesthetic
Andrew Hale, independent scholar, Sante Fe, New Mexico

At the Crossroads of Eurasia: The Changing Central Asian City
and Textile Production in the 19th Century
Dr. Jeff Sahadeo, Director, Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Central Asian Ikat: Product and Production
Dr. Mary M. Dusenbury, Research Curator, Spencer Museum of Art
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

12:15 pm
Lunch on Your Own
Participants will be given a list of suggested restaurants in the area

2:00 pm
Afternoon Program

The Samarkand Ikat-making Tradition and the Karatag Silk Industry
Dr. Elena Tsareva, Head of Textile Research
Kunstkamera Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

The Revival: The Craft of Ikat Silk Weaving in Uzbekistan and
its Influence on Global Furnishings
Philippa Watkins, Senior Tutor, Constructed Textiles, Royal College of Art, London, UK

Dress to Impress: Brilliant Ikat Use in Contemporary Fashion
Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Associate Professor and Curator, Clothing and Textiles Collection, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

4:30 pm
Concluding Remarks
Maryclaire Ramsey, Director, The Textile Museum

TBA
Reception
Continue the conversation while enjoying light refreshments at an evening reception

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Sunday, October 17

9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
The Textile Museum

9:30-10:30 am
Curator's Tour
of Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats with Sumru Belger Krody,
Curator, Eastern Hemisphere Collections, The Textile Museum

10:45 am
Show-and-Tell
Bring in your own ikats to share with fellow participants in a session
facilitated by Michael M. Seidman, Trustee, The Textile Museum

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Two hotels conveniently located within walking distance of The Phillips Collection and The Textile Museum are offering special symposium rates. Please note that rates are subject to change based on availability, so guests should plan to reserve space as early as possible.

Normandy Hotel
2118 Wyoming Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Symposium rate: $165, excluding room tax of 14.5% per room, per night. There is an additional $20 per day for triple/quad occupancy. For reservations, call 1-800-423-6953 by Wednesday, September 22. Ask for The Textile Museum group at The Normandy Hotel.

The Churchill Hotel
1914 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Symposium rate: $249, excluding room tax of 14.5% per room, per night. For reservations, call (202) 797-2000 or fax (202) 328-1984 by Friday, September 14. Ask for The Textile Museum group.

REGISTRATION

Registration is limited; please reserve your space early.

Early Bird Registration (by September 30, 2010)
Price includes all programs. Register online now or download a registration form.

$225 • Members of The Textile Museum

$270 • Non-members (includes a one-year membership to The Textile Museum)

$180 • Students (includes a one-year membership to The Textile Museum)
Please include a photocopy of a valid student ID.

Standard Registration (after October 1, 2010)
Price includes all programs. Register online now or download a registration form.

$270 • Members of The Textile Museum

$315 • Non-members (includes a one-year membership to The Textile Museum)

$220 • Students (includes a one-year membership to The Textile Museum)
Please include a photocopy of a valid student ID.

Please note: We will be unable to make any refunds after September 17, 2010.

For accessibility information, please call The Textile Museum at
(202) 667-0441, ext. 35.

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New in 2010!
The Textile Museum is pleased to offer 10 scholarships for this year’s annual Fall Symposium: Tying the Rainbow: Reexamining Central Asian Ikats, October 15-17, 2010.

Undergraduate or graduate students in a textile-related course of study are invited to apply. The scholarship will cover the cost of the registration, and is not a cash award. Following the symposium, the recipients will be asked to write a brief report on the weekend’s highlights, which may appear in a Textile Museum publication or online.

To apply, download the application form here.

Submit completed form with a resume (2 pages maximum) by COB Wednesday, September 1, 2010 for consideration. Applications can be emailed to info@textilemuseum.org with “Symposium Scholarship” in the subject line, faxed to (202) 483-0994 or mailed to The Textile Museum, Attn: Tom Goehner, 2320 S St. NW, Washington, DC 20008. Scholarship recipients will be notified by September 15, 2010.

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