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Die Geschichte der Fliese
Tile website (text in German) created by TACS Member Wilhelm Joliet.
www.geschichte-der-fliese.de
Photos of TACS Tour of Lisbon April 09 now on FlickR
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National Trust Working Holidays 2009
Following the success of The National Trust’s Working Holidays at Cliveden last year, there are two more holidays available this year.
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Help the Trust to ‘continue solving a giant jigsaw puzzle!’ Last year's holiday volunteers sorted 2,000 Minton Floor tiles, and another 2,000 remain in a large stack at Cliveden. The Trust would like to re-use the flooring in future, but don't know what the whole design looked like. The tiles haven't been looked at for 100 years. Each tile needs to be dusted, numbered, condition-checked, photographed and properly packed before being moved into better storage.
You'll need to be physically fit and have a deft hand to cope with this challenge. Our project conservator will work with the group to provide support and training for this delicate task.
The holidays are 11/07/09 -18/07/09 and 25/07/09-01/08/09.
Accommodation is basic, from £65. Volunteers are accommodated in base camps, in single sex simple hostel type communal accommodation. Domestic tasks are shared between the group.
For further information enquire online at working.holidays@nationaltrust.org.uk,
book on the secure website at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/workingholidays
or phone the booking line 0844 800 3099.
www.philippathrelfall.com
This new website is a record of all the many ceramic and other murals carried out by Philippa Threlfall and her husband Kennedy Collings from the 1960s onward www.philippathrelfall.com
New Member - Atelier Almaviva
Paris based tile studio making renditions of ancient tiles : Delft, azulejos, Renaissance, Iznik etc. www.almaviva.com/
V&A Ceramics Gallery
The V&A Ceramics Gallery is re-opening on the 18th of September 2009
V&A Press Release (PDF)
Photos of TACS Walking Tour of Greenwich May 09 now on FlickR
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TACS Journal Volume 15 - 2009 has just been published More details
Conserving Scotland's Retail Buildings
Edited transcripts of talks presented at the ‘Conserving Scotland’s Retail Buildings’ seminar are available from the Historic Scotland Website including a well illustrated paper on tiled shops by Tony Herbert.Historic Scotland Website
London Open House
The dates for the Open House London Weekend 2009 will be the 19th & 20th of September. www.openhouse.org.uk
