Series of 3 events TEXTILE MEMORY IN THE ABRUZZO APENNINES, Pescara
ISTÓS - Calascio School for Advanced Weaving with Native Wools and Plant Fibres
The Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio, in presenting the ISTÓS School and programme, offers a short series of in-depth events "TEXTILE MEMORY IN THE ABRUZZO APENNINES", investigating its decorative patterns and symbolic meanings, oral transmission, and the iconic Abruzzo Jacquard blanket within tradition and its contemporary developments.
All conferences are oper to the public, free entrance.
FEBRUARY 21, 2026 | DECORATIVE SYMBOLS AND TEXTILE MEMORY IN THE ABRUZZO APENNINES
FEBRUARY 21, 2026 | DECORATIVE SYMBOLS AND TEXTILE MEMORY IN THE ABRUZZO APENNINES
Anthropologist Adriana Gandolfi Deciphers the Symbolic Codes of Abruzzo Textiles
WHERE📍 Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo, Via delle Caserme, 24 - 65127 Pescara (PE), Italy
⏰ Saturday February 21, 2026, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Pescara, 21 Feb 2026 – The conference "Decorative Symbols and Textile Memory in the Abruzzo Apennines" offers a fascinating journey into the hidden symbolism of the region's textile artefacts. The protagonist of the event will be ethno-anthropologist Adriana Gandolfi, a renowned scholar of Abruzzo and Molise traditions, who will guide the audience through a multimedia presentation.
Through comparative analysis, Gandolfi will illustrate the symbolic systems of decorative arts, exploring their roots in the cultures and religious traditions that have interwoven throughout the history of the Mediterranean basin. The core of the conference will be the comparison between symbolic models and repertoires of diverse origins and natures and those recurring on textiles crafted in the Abruzzo Apennines over the last two centuries.
These symbols, masterfully imprinted by the hands of women, reveal themselves as true "traces of ancient and ancestral memories" – an intangible heritage passed down through generations via female industriousness.
The research highlights how local weaving safeguards a complex and deeply rooted symbolic language.
MARCH 21, 2026 | SAFEGUARDING AND TRANSMITTING ORAL TEXTILE MEMORY: STORIES WOVEN INTO BLANKETS
MARCH 21, 2026 | SAFEGUARDING AND TRANSMITTING ORAL TEXTILE MEMORY: STORIES WOVEN INTO BLANKETS
Assunta Perilli Racconta la Salvaguardia della Tradizione Tessile Abruzzese
DOVE: Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo Via delle Caserme, 24 - 65127 Pescara (PE)
⏰ Saturday March 21, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6.30 pm
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Pescara, 21 March, 2026 - Through narratives on the history and techniques of traditional Abruzzo mountain textiles, Assunta Perilli will recount her profound engagement with elderly artisans of her land.
From them, she gathered millennia-old knowledge preserved through oral tradition, inviting us on a journey through this rich heritage – of which she is now one of the few living custodians.
MAY 9, 2026 | MANTÈ. THE ABRUZZO JACQUARD BLANKET: TRADITION AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS
MAY 9, 2026 | MANTÈ. THE ABRUZZO JACQUARD BLANKET: TRADITION AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS
Eleonora Moreschini Reimagines Abruzzo Textile Heritage in Contemporary Fashion
DOVE: Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo Via delle Caserme, 24 - 65127 Pescara (PE)
⏰ Saturday 9 Maggio 2026, 5:00 pm - 6.30 pm
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Pescara, May 9, 2026 The ISTÓS - Calascio School for Advanced Weaving presents its third conference: "Mantè. The Abruzzo Jacquard Blanket: Tradition and Contemporary Developments", exploring the dialogue between historical textile heritage and innovative pattern-making.
Fashion designer Eleonora Moreschini (graduate of Sapienza University and Rome’s Accademia Costume e Moda) will present her archival work on Abruzzo blankets and their reuse in contemporary fashion. Through her thesis project "Manté - Random Access Memory" – blending unpublished textile history with modern aesthetic narratives – she unveils an experimental creative process rooted in the audacity of contrasts.
Her sportswear-inspired reinterpretation highlights a fascination with craftsmanship and a commitment to modernizing tradition.
