Oriental rug news
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is featuring a large exhibition of ikats, ‘The Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection’ now through 11 August 2019. In conjunction with the exhibition LACMA present a one-day symposium on ikats 11 May 2019. Lectures … read more
A special documentary photo exhibition showing carpets from the Major Bode Collection is a part of the ongoing Berlin Rugs & Textile Exhibition at the Alte Münze in Berlin. This special photo exhibition is especially relevant because the Bode Collection actually was stored ind the vaults in the Alte Münze but was destroyed in a bomb raid on 11 March 1945. .. read more
Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 14 November 2009 through 18 January 2010 LACMA’s two spectacular Persian carpets, the Ardabil Carpet and the Coronation Carpet, are seldom shown to the public. The reason is their sensitivity to light. The Coronation Carpet is made in Persia circa 1520-1530. The size … read more
Exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Some of the most famous carpets in Oriental rug history are the Ardabil carpets. The carpets are a pair of twins, woven in Persia in the 16th century. One of the carpets are exhibited in Victoria and Albert Museum in London … read more
