What it is
As part of the European project EPIC – Experience Prato Industrial Culture, RIGENERA is the Summer School dedicated to sustainable fashion that transforms Prato’s textile district into an immersive learning lab.

Promoted by the Textile Museum of Prato, the initiative is one of EPIC’s key educational pillars, aiming to enhance local industrial heritage through new forms of conscious, educational tourism. In this context, education becomes a tool to understand and interpret the fashion system’s transition toward more circular and responsible models.

Prato and the textile industry
Prato’s textile district is one of the most active in Europe, with a fully operational production chain and a long-standing manufacturing tradition. It is within this context that the Textile Museum launches the first edition of RIGENERA – an Educational Tour exploring sustainable fashion. This training initiative focuses on sustainability and circularity in fashion and textiles, with the territory itself playing a central role as a key learning resource.

EPIC and RIGENERA
RIGENERA offers an intensive five-day experience (29 June – 4 July 2026) combining theoretical lectures, company visits, and meetings with international experts. The local territory—through its active and evolving production chain—becomes an integral part of the educational journey, giving participants direct access to cutting-edge practices in sustainability, material innovation, and the circular economy.

Through this project, EPIC strengthens its commitment to connecting industrial culture, education, and regional development, helping position Prato as a European hub for sustainability education in the textile and fashion sectors.

Call for applications
The Summer School will host 15 participants aged between 18 and 35, targeting a range of profiles: recent graduates in design, economics, sustainability, or related fields; young professionals in the fashion and textile sectors; and individuals undergoing educational or career transitions who wish to develop skills applicable to the industry.

Applications must be submitted via email by 22 May 2026, following the guidelines and required documentation outlined in the official call, available at the link below.

Download the official call here  (379.64 KB)