ICOC Istanbul 2007 Academic Program

The detailed – and impressing – academic program for the International Conference on Oriental Carpets has just been released by Alberto Boralevi, Chair of the Academic Committee. The themes for the 16 sessions are Central Asia, Turkish Carpets, Textiles, Archaeology, Costumes, Europe & Oriental Carpets….read more

Anatolian rugs in Transylvanian Churches

Exhibition at the Sakip Sabanci Museum, Emirgan, Istanbul 19 April to 19 August 2007
The focus in this exhibition is on Ottoman rugs made in Anatolia between the 16th-18th century. Many of the rugs were made in West Anatolia but kept and hung in Christian churches of Transylvania….read more

Exhibition of Turkmen Weavings

To coincide with ICOC Istanbul, Seref Ozen of Cocoon will be showing a small group of Turkmen main carpets along with some unusual non-Turkmen rugs from Central Asia…read more

The Josephine Powell Collection

The Josephine Powell Collection of Anatolian Kilims and Material Culture will be on display 18 April – 2 May. The location for the exhibition is Silahhane, Yildiz Saray in Istanbul…read more

Rug Calendar 2007

Oriental rug & textile exhibitions, fairs and conferences in 2007

Exhibition Caucasian Blue, 9 March – 31 August 2007, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, Canada – read more

Tent Bands of Central Asia, 30 March – 19 August 2007, The Textile Museum, Washington DC – read more

ICOC Istanbul 2007, 19-22 April 2007, Swisshotel Istanbul – read more

Josephine Powell Collection of Anatolian Kilims, 18 April – 2 May, 2007, Silahhane, Yildiz Saray, Istanbul – read more

Anatolian Rugs in Transylvanian Churches, 19 April – 19 August 2007, Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istinye Cad. no 22 Emirgan, Istanbul – read more

Exhibition Turkmen Weavings by Seref Ozen of Cocoon, 15 April – 30 April, 2007, Kucuk Ayasofya Cad. no 17, Sultanahmet, Istanbul – read more

Oriental Rug Exhibition by Bertram Frauenknecht, from 12 April 2007, Istanbul – read more

Early Anatolian Kilim Exhibition by Clive Rogers, 17-24 April, Istanbul – read more

Kish Carpet Festival, 1-4 May 2007, Kish Island, Iran – read more

Carpet Show in West Sussex, 26 May – 10 June 2007, Turners Hill, West Sussex, UK – read more

The Hali Fair 2007 has been postponed – read more

Persian Carpet Grand Exhibition, 23 – 29 August 2007, Tehran – read more at rugidea.com

New York International Carpet Show, 18-21 September 2007, The Historic Armory, Lexington Avenue at 26th Street, New York – read more

International Auction Schedule 2007 – read more here