Thanks to the Friends of the Textielmuseum
The Friends of the TextielMuseum Foundation supports the museum with donations and talented young people by offering them a platform.
Donations to the TextielMuseum
The Friends of the TextielMuseum has made a financial contribution to the following projects.
- From the proceeds of the visit to Brafa in 2017, a sum was donated for the purchase of flags for the King’s Birthday.
- The purchase of a moquette collection – December 2016
- Interactive models for the ‘Building with Textiles’ exhibition – September 2014
- The conservation and presentation of the ‘De Ploeg’ collection
- Restoration of the historical steam engine
- The model of the TextielMuseum in Madurodam
- The purchase of a computer-operated loom
- The purchase of a Stoll flat-knitting machine
Platform for talented young people
The Friends of the TextielMuseum Foundation has set up a platform to give talented young textile designers the opportunity to show what they can do. In recent years, this has mainly involved presentations on Friends’ Day. The invited designers also received a sum of money.
The Friends of the TextielMuseum Foundation has already welcomed the following designers:
2018
Francis Ames
Josef Trojan
Noortje de Brouwer
Tamara van Roij
2017
Robin Pleun Maas
Yamuna Forzani
Wendy Andreu
Eef Lubbers
2016
Maud Hoeijmakers
Vera de Pont
Adrianus Kundert
Sam Linders
2015
Gerard Jasperse
Mandy Roos
Floor van Doremalen
Camiel Fortgens
2014
Corinne van Grevenbroek
Rosemarijn Lagerweij
Michelle van den Poel
Kim Zoutewelle
Don Kwaning
Alexandra Genis
2013
Martijn van Strien
Dienke Dekker – exposition ‘Talking Textiles’
Barbara Medo
Daniel Costa (Italië) – exposition ‘Talking Textiles’
2012
Nyke van Bijnen
Roland Pieter Smit – exposition ‘Talking Textiles’
Ziv Ben Gal (Israël)
Marijke Annema
2011
Michelle Baggerman
Borre Akkersdijk – exposition ‘Talking Textiles’
Anique Noordman
Niek Pulles
