An International Conference ‘Armenian Knot: Tradition of Carpet Weaving Art’ is scheduled to take place 20-22 November 2013 in Yerevan, Armenia. This conference will focus on:
Research and typology of Armenian Carpet weaving and it’s role in Middle Eastern carpet weaving art
Armenian carpets in foreign museums; private collections of Armenian carpets
Interrelationship between ornamentation principles of the artistic weaving of the Armenian carpet, needlework and lace, miniature painting, applied and monumental art
Traditional and modern carpet
Modern technologies of carpet restoration
Issues regarding preservation, exposition and research of fabric in museum collections
‘Armenian knot: tradition of carpet weaving art’ is organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and Hovhannes Sharambeyan Centre of Popular Creation.
