Sunday, 8 September
Munich
The Museum Fuenf Kontinente
The director of the Museum Dr. Uta Werlich will address and welcome the ICOC-participants.
Dr. Bruno Richtfeld: Introduction to the history and the collections of the Museum
Michael Buddeberg: The Chinese carpets of the 17th-19th century in the Preetorius-Collection
Private viewing of the Chinese Carpets of the Preetorius-Collection followed by the bus transfer from Munich to Innsbruck
Innsbruck
• Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage
Special exhibition of the historical “Defregger-Teppiche”
• Court Church (Schwarz-Mander-Kirche)
• Imperial Hofburg Innsbruck
Special exhibition of rugs and textiles of a diverse private collection (TKF) “Spanning the Mediterranean to the Caspian Seas” lecture programme in the Gothic vaults
Tuesday, 10 September
Schwaz
• Museum der Voelker: exhibition of ethnological textiles (TKF) “Woven and embroidered stories. Textiles from private collections” lecture programme
• Seegrube Restaurant, Nordkette: cable car to the top of the mountain (outdoor programme, depending on weather)
Wednesday, 11 September
Brixen
• Hofburg Brixen, The Diocesan Museum
Permanent exhibition of liturgical vestments and textiles special display of so called “Bargello textiles” guided tour of the historic cloister
Bruneck
• South Tyrolean Folklore Museum
Visit of the open-air museum displaying historic local textile production
• Lecture programme in the evening (venue at the hotel)
Thursday, 12 September
Bozen
• South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
Tour and private viewing of Oetzi the Iceman and his artefacts
• Monastery Muri-Gries: viewing of medieval tapestries
• Merkantil-building: opening reception of the exhibition “Azerbaijan Flatweaves. Unveiling Textile Treasures from a South Tyrolean Private Collection”
Friday, 13 September
Traunstein, Bavaria
• Klosterkirche, Kulturzentrum
“The Oriental Ambassadors Collection — 2000 Years of Textile Art” by Silke and Roland Weise exclusive event for participants of the ICOC-Alpine Tour
• Evening: return to Munich
Saturday, 14 September
Departure back home
Former articles about the tour: ICOC Tour ‘Carpets and Collections of the Alpine Area’ in September 2019
Registration and more information: www.icoc-alpinetour.org