TKF / ICOC Conference Tour Poland
18. September – 23. September 2023
This year Polish Museums will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. Special exhibitions will be staged in collaboration with Turkish Museums. This celebration will surely prove to be of great significance. The TKF (www.tkf-textilkunst.at) and the ICOC are therefore pleased to announce that a Conference Tour to Poland is being organised.
The Conference Tour Programme
18.9.23
Krakow can easily be reached by train or plane (e.g. Ryanair, Austrian, etc.)
Check-in at the hotel in the centre of Krakow in the afternoon
The Sky Hotel Krakow www.skyhotelkrakow.pl is situated in close vicinity of the railway station and the old town. It proves to be particularly convenient if you arrive by train from an international destination or from Krakow airport.
Possibility to explore the Old Town including recommendation for restaurants
Restauracja Wierzynek – Zakosztuj królewskiej uczty, rezerwując stolik w Wierzynku
19.9.23
Programme in Krakow:
National Museum Krakow
Lectures: Joanna Regina Kowalska, curator of the Textile and Fashion Collection
Konsciol Dominikanski
Czartoryski Museum
(ICOC-EC meeting 18.30)
20.9.23
Royal Castle of Wawel
Lecture: Magdalena Ozga, Curator of the Textile Collection
Train, First Class, from Krakow to Warsaw
The Novotel Warszaw Centrum is in convenient situated and close vicinity of the railway station and the National Museum
21.9.23
National Museum Warsaw exhibitions
Lectures: Ewa Orlińska-Mianowska und Monika Janisz, curators
22.9.23
Bus to Ciechanow, Romanticism Museum
Exhibition “Beauty and Prestige: Poland and The Ottoman Carpets”,
Lectures: Sumiyo Okomura, Alberto Boralevi
Bus back to Warsaw
23.9.23
End of the Tour and the Farewell. Possibility for sightseeing in the Old Town
The Conference Tour fee on the basis of double occupancy will be approximately Euro 990,- a single room will come to Euro 1,290,- (it’s unfortunately too early at this point to be totally precise).
This will include 1. Hotel **** accommodation, including breakfast i.e. 2 nights Krakow and 3 nights in Warsaw 2. transportation with trains and buses 3. entrance fees, various lectures and receptions. The language of the Conference Tour is English.
This Tour will not only encompass very interesting carpets and textiles, but should also generally appeal to art lovers as it will offer access to world-class treasures housed in those museums which are planned to be visited.
Attention – limited number of participants
contact Peter Bichler: bichler.austria@pgv.at
The final call for registration will be sent out in May where participants that registered early will enjoy priority.
A most comprehensive and helpful general information about your trip to Poland you will find under