The mission of the Toms Pauli Foundation is to study, conserve and promote the collections of ancient and modern textile art belonging to the State of Vaud. These include an important collection of European tapestries and embroideries from the 16th to the 19th centuries, bequeathed by Mary Toms in 1994, as well as works of contemporary textile art (1961-1992) from the Biennales internationales de la tapisserie de Lausanne. The foundation is also heir to the archives of the Centre international de la tapisserie ancienne et moderne (CITAM).
The foundation does not yet have a permanent exhibition space, but it organizes exhibitions in Swiss and foreign museums and publishes catalogs. The library and archives are accessible by appointment.


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