Exclusive Archives and Publications
Fondation Toms Pauli preserves and makes available to the public historical archives, including the complete set of artist application files submitted to the Lausanne International Tapestry Biennial. This rich documentary resource is further enhanced by an exceptional library built up over the years, comprising reference publications on ancient tapestry and 20th-century textile creations, in some thirty languages.
The Fondation Toms Pauli library specialises in the field of ancient and modern tapestry, as well as 20th-century textile creation worldwide.
The Fondation Toms Pauli library specialises in the field of ancient and modern tapestry, as well as 20th-century textile creation worldwide.
It brings together reference works in 32 languages and offers researchers and enthusiasts a rare opportunity to engage with international 20th-century textile production through books, catalogues, and rare periodicals. The public and specialists in ancient tapestry will also value the diversity of works covering the principal weaving workshops and the latest research.
A member of the network of libraries in French-speaking Switzerland, its catalogue is accessible online via Renouvaud. The books may be consulted in the documentation room of the library of the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne.
Information and opening hours: Bibliothèque - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts
Artist Files
Fondation Toms Pauli preserves the complete set of artist application files submitted to the Lausanne International Tapestry Biennials (1962–1995), organised by the International Centre for Ancient and Modern Tapestry (CITAM). Invaluable for research into the evolution of tapestry during the second half of the 20th century, these archives provide insight into the scope and diversity of international textile production over three decades.
Written in French, the artist files (586 selected and 4,629 rejected) consist of official application forms, together with photographs, publications, samples, installation notes, and more.
The files may be consulted by appointment in the documentation room of the library of the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne.
Appointments: info@toms-pauli.ch.
Documentary Collection
Fondation Toms Pauli and the Lausanne City Archives (AVL) are the custodians of the archives of the International Centre for Ancient and Modern Tapestry (CITAM), established in Lausanne in 1961.
As heirs to CITAM, the foundation together with AVL have created a documentary collection that recalls the rich history of the emergence of the New Tapestry and Fibre Art movements in Lausanne. The collection details and illustrates all the works exhibited at the Lausanne International Tapestry Biennials between 1962 and 1995.
The CITAM documentary collection is accessible online via the AVL description and dissemination platform: https://vidy-archives.lausanne.ch/doc-g2.
The CITAM administrative archives are held by AVL. To consult the online inventory, click here.
Appointments: Accès au public et rendez-vous – Ville de Lausanne.