Join leading experts and scholars at the 2026 Textiles as Knowledge Systems Conference, held at the Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte in Berlin from September 16–20.

Textiles as Knowledge Systems: Practice, Codification and Transfer, invites scholars, researchers and practitioners to explore textiles not merely as commodities for exchange, but as primary vectors of knowledge shaped through the dynamic processes of making, using, recording and transmission.

· Keynote speaker: Juliane von Fircks (Friedrich Schiller University Jena)

· Speakers: the program features presentations by internationally renowned scholars, including Zhao Feng, Mariachiara Gasparini, Angela Sheng, and Christopher Buckley, along with many other distinguished speakers.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the global textile community and discover how textiles shape our understanding of history, technology, and society.