Joseph V. McMullan Award 2024

McMullan Award 2024

On Wednesday 15 May 2024 at the ‘Carpet and Textile Forum’ Bruce Baganz and other Board Members of the Near Eastern Research Center, Washington DC, presented the 2024 Joseph V. McMullan Award for Scholarship and Stewardship in Islamic Rugs & Textiles to recipients:  Brian Morehouse, Bethany Mendenhall and and Paul Ramsey. … -> Joseph V. McMullan Award 2024

The Near Eastern Art Research Center

Islamic Carpets by Joseph V. McMullan

The Near Eastern Art Research Center was formed in 1962 by the late Joseph V. McMullan (1896- 1973), one of the 20th century’s foremost scholars and collectors of Islamic carpets.

News about the Carpet & Textile Forum

Afshar rug

The Carpet and Textile Forum has announced the final program for the conference taken place 14-16 May 2024 at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Santa Barbara County, California. Carpet and Textile Forum is established to promote the understanding of carpets and textiles, through a hands-on approach. The event was … -> News about the Carpet & Textile Forum

Central Asian Carpet Traditions by Elena Tsareva

Detail of Turkmen carpet fragment (photographed from back), Middle Amu darya region. Wool; knotted pile (asymmetrical knot, open to theright). FAMSF, Wiedersperg Collection.

De Young Museum will present a lecture about Central asian carpets by Dr. Elena Tsareva during the SF Tribal Art and Textile Show. The Sixth Annual Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Memorial Lecture: ‘Central Asian Carpet Traditions: Nomadic vs. Sedentary’, by Dr. Elena Tsareva will take place Saturday, 9 February at 1 p.m. at the de Young Museum, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco.