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NIVAL takes part in Heritage Week 2011

KDW printed textiles

As part of Heritage Week 2011, NIVAL is pleased to present an online exhibition of text and images from the Kilkenny Design Workshops (KDW) Archive cataloguing project.  The exhibition is being hosted on the NIVAL Facebook page beginning Monday, 22 August 2011.

Why not become a friend of NIVAL and view what goes on behind the scenes?  Visit our Facebook page at:

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In addition, a blog has been established to provide a platform for discussion about the Kilkenny Design Workshops.  Contributions are welcome from all members of the public and especially from anyone with direct involvement with the Workshops including designers, students, administrators and even customers!  Join us at

http://kilkennydesignworkshops.blogspot.com

and share your thoughts and memories about KDW.

Cataloguing the KDW Archive has been an ongoing project in NIVAL since 2009 and has been generously supported by The Heritage Council, the NCAD Seed Fund for Research, The Arts Council, and the Design History Society, UK.