‘Lectures’ Archives
Carpets, Textiles and Islamic Art: New Museum Practice
Walter B. Denny will hold a lecture 'Carpets, Textiles and Islamic Art: New Museum Practice in the 21st Century' Saturday 11 May 2013 at 10.00 am for the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California. This lecture will take place at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Los Angeles. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York reopened their Islamic Art galleries 1 November 2011 after 5 years [...]
Central Asian Carpet Traditions by Elena Tsareva
De Young Museum will present a lecture about Central asian carpets by Dr. Elena Tsareva during the SF Tribal Art and Textile Show. The Sixth Annual Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Memorial Lecture: "Central Asian Carpet Traditions: Nomadic vs. Sedentary", by Dr. Elena Tsareva will take place Saturday, 9 February at 1 p.m. at the de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco. Admission is [...]
The Textile Museum’s Rug & Textile Appreciation Mornings
The Textile Museum's highly popular Rug & Textile Appreciation Mornings are held twice per month on Saturdays. On Saturday 3 November 2012 at 10:30 am oriental rug dealer Mark Keshishian will display a variety of Caucasian, Persian, and Turkish rugs and invites the audience to share new acquisition or favorites in a discussion. The next lecture 17 November 2012 at 10:30 am is held by [...]
South Persian Rugs & Trappings with Val Arbab
The renowned oriental rug specialist and certified appraiser Val Arbab will present highlights from her collection of South Persian rugs and trappings for TMA/SC members and guests Saturday 10 November 2012 at 9:45 am in St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, Los Angeles. Since Val Arbab sold her rug store in 1980 she has been an oriental rug appraiser and broker, and consulted as expert witness for [...]
“Rug forgeries” in Berlin
Volkmann-Treffen 26-28 October 2012 in Berlin includes several lectures about fake rugs and forgeries. One of these lectures "Tuduc, the most famous rug forger of the 20th century" Saturday 27 October at 10.30 will be held by Stefano Ionescu, who also will present the forth edition of his book "Handbook of Fakes by Tuduc". Stefano Ionescu's presentation and talk is based on 10 years research [...]
