16th century Central Persian carpets at Museo Poldi Pezzoli

On 7 February 2023 the ‘Hali Caravan’ came to Milano as a part of the Hali Colloquium in Italy. The first event at 11 am included a visit at Museo Poldi Pezzoli and a lecture by Michael Franses about Central Persian carpets with focus on Qazvin carpets. The ‘Tiger Carpet’ … read more

Time to register for the ICOC Tour

The ICOC Conference Tour 2019 ‘Carpets and Collections of the Alpine Area’ from 8-14 September 2019 is open for registration until the end of April 2019. This tour will take participants to little known museums, monasteries and royal palaces in the mountain regions of Bavaria, Tyrol and Northern Italy. The … read more

Lectures International Conference on Oriental Carpets

Alberto Boralevi, Chair of ICOC Academic Committee, has just released the lecture program for the coming International Conference on Oriental Carpets in Washington DC 6-9 August 2015. “As far as the lecture program is concerned the Academic Committee decided that this Conference will have a different format from the previous … read more