‘Lectures’ Archives
Antique Rugs of Kurdistan
The Textile Museum Associates of Southern California (TMA/SC) Â is a frequent organizer of interesting rug and textile lectures held by reputable scholars. Recently, on 3rd March 2012 James D. Burns held an lecture "Antique Rugs of Kurdistan" for the group in Los Angeles. "The Kurdish people have been master weavers for centuries. However, because they have been a minority culture [...]
SF Tribal & Textile Arts Show and more
SF Tribal The opening preview of San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show  takes place Thursday 9 February at 6 pm. The opening preview (entrance ticket 150$) benefits the preservation of de Young Museum's collections of textiles and art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Ordinary show days will be Friday 10 February to Sunday 12 February 2012 at Fort Mason Center (entrance ticket [...]
LARTA lecture by Brian MacDonald
The London Antique Rug and Textile Art Fair 22-25 March 2012 includes a lecture program. One of the speakers, Brian MacDonald, will hold a lecture "Persian Tribal Rugs" based on his book "Tribal Rugs: Treasures of the Black Tent". This lecture will take place Friday 22 March 7:45pm. Brian MacDonald´s lecture will include a brief history of the Eastern carpet, how rugs are made, the [...]
Workshop on Tuduc Rugs 11 February in San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society and Peter Pap Oriental Rugs has arranged a workshop on Tuduc Rugs. This workshop will take place Saturday 11 February 2012, 11.30 am  at 470 Jackson Street in San Francisco. Stefano Ionescu will talk on Tuduc forgeries in European and American collections, presenting about 80 slides on significant facts about Tuduc and his rugs. Then, during the hands on [...]
Early Anatolian Kilims, lecture at de Young Museum
Alberto Levi will hold this years Caroline and H. McCoy Jones memorial lecture about Early Anatolian Kilims 19 October, 1pm at de Young Museum in San Francisco. Alberto Levi, Milan, has studied tribal rugs and textiles for many years and has served as a regular contributor to Ghereh and Hali magazines. He served as chairman for the ICOC in Milan and Florence in 1999. His lecture is followed [...]
