Opening ceremony on Monday, 20 July 2026
5–7 pm: TWIST – Art from Waste!
Preview of the exhibition in the Haslach church tower
Hands-on activity in the market square: Haslach Textile Barometer
7.30 pm: Opening ceremony in the garden of the Textile Centre Haslach,
in the main event hall at the TuK Vonwiller site in case of bad weather
8.15 pm – 10 pm: MIST! Rethinking textile waste
Exhibition tour in the special exhibition room of the Textile Centre Haslach
Music & leftovers in the garden of the Textile Centre (in the hall in case of bad weather)
Evening programme for the first week of the course / 20–24 July
Tue 21 July, 5.30–7 pm
Cycles. Exhibition of Moroccan carpets at Galerie hain AG
Tue 21 July, 7.30 pm
A New Kind of Blue
Lecture by Tim van der Loo, NL at the Textile Centre Haslach
Wed 22 July, 6 pm
Dipdii-textiles. Treasures from Bangladesh
Exhibition opening at Galerie im Gwölb
Thu 23 July, 7 pm
Nothing is Waste. Sustainability Italian-style
Lecture by Arianna Moroder, Lottozero, IT at the Textile Centre Haslach
Fri, 24 July, 3 – 4 pm
Finissage and joint conclusion to the first week of the course,
Textile Centre Haslach, followed by Faserzone
Weaver’s Market Weekend
Fibre Zone
FAB Hall on the Weaver’s Market site
Fri 24 July, 4–7 pm / Sat 25 July, 9 am–6 pm / Sun 26 July, 9 am–5 pm
Weaver’s Market
Over 100 exhibitors from 13 countries present their high-quality products
in the old district of “auf der Stelzn” and around the textile factory.
Sat 25 July, 9 am – 6 pm / Sun 26 July, 9 am – 5 pm
Shuttle bus from Linz – booking required! Admission: €4
Concert
Sat 25 July, from 6 pm: The Teachers – live music at the Old Tower, Windgasse 10
Organiser: Textile Kultur Haslach in cooperation with KulturSpontan
Guided tours & children’s programme
Children’s programme in the activity room at Manufaktur Haslach:
Sat 25 & Sun, 26 July, 10 am – 12 pm & 2 pm – 4 pm
Guided tours at the Weaving Museum: Sat, 25 & Sun, 26 July, at 10 am and 3 pm each day
Guided tours at Manufaktur Haslach: Sat, 25 & Sun, 26 July, at 2 pm each day
Evening programme for the second week of the course / 27–31 July
Mon 27 July, 5.30–8 pm
Opportunity to view the exhibition “MIST! Rethinking textile waste”
7 pm: Short guided tour of the Weaving Museum and the production floor of the Haslach Textile Centre
Tue, 28 July, 5.30–7 pm
Cycles. Exhibition of Moroccan carpets at Galerie hain AG
Tue, 28 July, 7.30 pm
Obroni Wawu. How artists from Ghana are reinventing global textile waste.
Lecture by Odile Tevie, GHA, at the Textile Centre Haslach
Wed, 29 July, from 5.30 pm
5.30 – 8 pm: Viewing of the ‘dipdii textiles’ exhibition at Galerie im Gwölb
6 – 9 pm: Viewing of the ‘Twist – Art from Rubbish!’ exhibition at Haslach Church Tower,
pop-up kitchen and a cosy get-together on the church square
Thu, 30 July, from 6 pm
Finissage with hands-on activity in the exhibition “Neben Zwei ist Drei das Ding in der Welt” by and with Selina Gasser & Karoline Pöhn, Werkstatt Hainberger
Fri, 31 July, 3 – 4 pm
Finissage and joint conclusion of the second course week, Textiles Zentrum Haslach
Fri, 31 July 2026, from 6 pm:
Wild Mountain Honey – DJ Joel Isaal Black at the Mühlviertler Ölmühle
Haslach Day on Sat, 1 August, from 9.30 am
Town walks, concerts, guided tours of Haslach’s museums,
hands-on activities, communal dining & much more
