Oriental rug news
The re-opening of the MAK Permanent Collection Carpets took place 8 April 2014 at 19.00 and was very well attended. A selection of over 30 individual objects presented an impressive display of the MAK’s holdings of high-quality carpets with an emphasis on unique examples of 16th and 17th-century Persian, Ottoman and Mamluk carpets. .. read more
![Wiener Jagdteppich [Viennese Hunting Carpet], detail, Safavid Empire, Central Iran, Kashan, 1st half 16th century 687 x 331 cm, taken over from the Imperial Court in 1922. © Gerald Zugmann/MAK](https://www.jozan.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/07_Wiener_Jagdteppich_Detail-300x192.jpg)
The re-opening of the famous MAK Permanent Collection Carpets will take place 8 April 2014 at 7.00 pm. The Permanent Collection Carpets will focus on developments in carpet-making between the late 15th century and the 18th century. .. read more
A new antique rug fair entitled ‘Vienna Antique Rug & Textile Fair 2013’ is under planning and a 4-days fair will hopefully take place in Vienna in the fall 2013… read more
MAK – the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna has an very important collection of 15-17th century Anatolian carpets, Persian carpets and Egyptian Mamluk carpets. The collection includes approximately 200 carpets… read more
