The Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union in cooperation with NGO Estonian National Costume invites you to the international folk costume conference
Living Folk Costume 2
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Place and time: 9th November 2025 · Tallinn, Kultuurikatel · 10:00–16:30
The conference is held within the framework of the annual theme Folk Costume Squared. The programme includes a rich selection of lectures, complemented by special exhibitions and workshops. Presentations will be in Estonian and English, with simultaneous translation provided.
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REGISTER HERE
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Participation and Fees
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Conference fee: €50 (includes catering: coffee breaks and lunch).
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Evening reception at Tallinn Town Hall: €60 (includes catering and a presentation of regional folk costumes).
Registration is available until the 27th of October.
Speakers and Presentations
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Anu Randmaa (Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union & NGO Estonian National Costume, Board Member)
Website “Estonian Traditional Costumes”, traditional costume schools and advisory chambers -
Ave Matsin (Programme Director of the Estonian Native Craft Curriculum and Lecturer at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy)
The Role of Higher Education in Folk Costume Studies: The Case of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy -
Piret Puppart (Professor, Head of the Department of Fashion, Estonian Academy of Arts)
Rootwork: Integrating Heritage into Contemporary Fashion Design -
Taina Kangas (Finland, National Costume Centre of Finland, National Costume Consultant)
Introduction of the activities of the Finnish National Costume Centre: its tasks and how national costumes are assembled today -
Anu Pink (heritage technologist)
“IMAGE and WORD” – synergy that may lead to small new discoveries -
Lina Odell (Sweden, textile artist, the first journeyman in folk costume tailoring in Sweden)
Folk Costume as an Art Form – Celebration or Disgrace -
Liis Luhamaa (University of Tartu, textile specialist)
What Were Estonian Traditional Textiles Really Dyed With? -
Tiina Kull (Research Fellow at the Estonian National Museum / PhD student in Ethnology, University of Tartu)
The Trade of Callimanco Fabric on the Baltic Sea at the Turn of the 18th and 19th Centuries -
Ragni Engstrøm Nilsen (Norway, Curator and Archivist at the Norwegian Institute of Bunad and Folk Costume)
Traditional Costumes in Norway – Past and Present
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Note to Participants
We encourage participants to attend the conference in folk costumes or national attire, creating a living and dignified link between tradition and the present day.