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Articles and information on upcoming, recent and former carpet travels and rug study tours. The article archive for rug related travels and tours goes back to 2003.
Many of these tours are organized by the Austrian Society for Textile Art Research in cooperation with the International Conference of Oriental Carpets (ICOC), by Hali Publications Ltd. and by Stefano Ionescu, an independent scholar.
Organised and led by Stefano Ionescu, this five-day carpet study tour 11-15 June 2026 to Central Anatolia is designed for collectors and serious enthusiasts who want to understand Anatolian carpets.
Undiscovered Frontiers, a US-based travel company run by Abdylla Geldiyev, has organized a Turkmenistan tour “Celebrate the Carpet Festival: A Legacy of Turkmen Carpets & Weaving” from May 21 – May 31, 2026. “Turkmenistan’s carpet weaving tradition is central to its cultural identity. This tour offers a rare opportunity to … -> Turkmenistan Carpet Heritage Tour
Exploring the relationship between carpets and other art forms Organized by Stefano Ionescu, following his successful 2024 Carpet Study Tour to Western and Central Anatolia, this tour from May 24 to June 4, 2025, will explore the relationship between carpets and other regional art forms, such as late antiquity mosaics … -> Tour to Central-Eastern Anatolia
The ‘Carpet Study Tour to Western and Central Anatolia’ organized by Stefano Ionescu took place from 5 June to 20 June 2024. The traveling group was quite …